Minister for Sport John O'Donoghue may seek an independent review of the greyhound board's decision not to publish details of the doping of two dogs and the sacking of its chief executive.
Greyhound racing's administrative body, Bord na gCon, last week dismissed its chief executive Aidan Tynan.
The board dismissed him days after it learned he had written to Mr O'Donoghue expressing concerns at its decision not to publish details of a hearing where two trainers, Paul Hennessy and John Kiely, were fined after admitting to giving EPO, a banned substance, to two of their dogs.
Bord na gCon chairman Paschal Taggart said last week that Mr Tynan's dismissal was not connected with his decision to inform the Minister. He said that it was a result of differences between the chief executive and board in policy and management strategy.
Mr O'Donoghue last night received reports into both incidents from Bord na gCon. As the reports were from the organisation's board, it is likely that the Minister will ask for some form of independent review of both issues.
The trainers were fined €1,000 and forfeited prize money after their dogs tested positive for EPO. The dogs, Mr Hennessy's Barefoot Jenny and Mr Kiely's Westmead Rumble, were tested after races in June.
Sources have acknowledged that there had been differences between Mr Tynan and board members over specific issues.