Turf Club to brief Agriculture Committee on anti-doping strategy

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

(i) Pre-legislative scrutiny on the General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 [Representatives from the Irish Greyhound Board / Bord na gCon]; and

(ii) Anti-doping strategy of the Irish Thoroughbred industry [Representatives from the Turf Club]
Committee Chair, Pat Deering TD, said today: “The  Irish  Thoroughbred  horse  racing  and  breeding  industry  is  worth more than €1 billion  annually  to  the  Irish  economy. Preventing doping in horse racing is something that we must remain vigilant about in the fight against illegal performance-enhancing drugs. Tomorrow the Turf Club will update us on the work of the Anti-Doping Taskforce and discuss issues around their calls for increased testing and improved laboratory facilities. The anti-doping strategy used by the Irish thoroughbred industry will be assessed in terms of how it may inform the Committee in its continued Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017.”

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