Drugs in Sport

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 June 2026

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Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Ceisteanna (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130)

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

106. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) the in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44255/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

107. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44256/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

108. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44257/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

109. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44258/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

110. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44259/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

111. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44260/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

112. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44261/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

113. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with in each year since 2021 with an organisation (details supplied) broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44262/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

114. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44263/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

115. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered within an organisation (details supplied) each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44266/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

117. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with a sports Organisation (details Supplied) in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44267/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by Sport Ireland on athletes registered with a sports organisation (details supplied) in each year since 2021, broken down by tests on athletes aged 18 and over and tests on athletes under the age of 18, together with the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44268/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

119. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping tests carried out by a sports organisation on athletes under the age of 18 in each year since 2021, broken down by sport, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44269/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

120. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the sports in which no anti-doping testing was carried out by a Sports organisation on athletes under the age of 18 since 2021; the criteria used to determine whether underage athletes in a given sport are subject to anti-doping testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44270/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

123. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded since 2021 that involved recreational or non-performance-enhancing substances, as distinct from performance-enhancing substances, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44394/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

124. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of Irish athletes sanctioned by an international federation or integrity body, rather than through the domestic Sport Ireland programme, in each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44395/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

125. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of reports received through the RealResponse anonymous reporting service since its introduction by Sport Ireland; the number referred for investigation; the number that resulted in further action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

126. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping investigations initiated by Sport Ireland on the basis of intelligence rather than an adverse analytical finding in each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44397/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

127. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of Athlete Biological Passport cases pursued by Sport Ireland in each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44398/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

128. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of whereabouts failures recorded by Sport Ireland, broken down by sport, in each year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44399/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

129. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of anti-doping rule violations recorded since 2021 that were attributed to contaminated or mislabelled nutritional supplements; the education provided by Sport Ireland to athletes on the risks associated with supplement use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44400/26]

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceist:

130. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the legal costs incurred by Sport Ireland in connection with anti-doping cases in each year since 2021; the number of anti-doping cases appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport or equivalent body over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44401/26]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129 and 130 together.

Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. This includes the administration of the anti-doping programme by the Anti-Doping unit within Sport Ireland.

Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.

A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Orders.

Question No. 107 answered with Question No. 106.

Question No. 108 answered with Question No. 106.

Question No. 109 answered with Question No. 106.

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