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Clients

Ó: An tSaotharlann Stáit
Foilsithe: 9 Deireadh Fómhair 2024
An t-eolas is déanaí: 9 Deireadh Fómhair 2024

Introduction

The State Laboratory’s clients include a range of Government Departments and Public Sector Bodies with a variety of requirements for chemical analysis and advice. The State Laboratory is committed to providing a quality and responsive service to clients with service level agreements in place, tailored to the specific requirements of each client, and a clear pathway for resourcing new requirements.

Our clients consistently tell us that the quality of the results is the most important aspect of the service they receive from the State Laboratory. Those impacted by the analytical results and advice we provide, trust us to deliver accurate and reliable information. The State Laboratory is committed to the highest standards of professionalism and scientific excellence and to a public service ethos of independence, integrity and impartiality.

The State Laboratory operates in accordance with a documented quality system based on an international standard for competence of testing laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025) and is accredited by the Irish National Accreditation Board as being in compliance with this standard for specific areas of work (INAB Reg. No. 146T). The State Laboratory is an EU National Reference Laboratory for additives for use in animal nutrition, for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in food and animal feed, for heavy metals and mycotoxins in animal feed, and for a variety of veterinary residues and mycotoxins in food of animal origin.

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List of State Laboratory Clients 2024

The services currently provided to clients are listed below. Potential clients are welcome to contact the State Chemist to discuss their requirements informally and in confidence.

Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Animal Health and Imports Policy Division	Analysis of imported food samples to support EU Veterinary Drug Residues and Contaminants Control Plans.
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Dairy Controls and Certification Division	Analysis of dairy products including infant formula, food for special medicinal purposes and ingredients used to produce formula for various contaminants to support EU Contaminants Control Plan. Analysis of cream liquers for alcohol content.
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Direct Payment Division	Analysis of THC and moisture content of hemp crops to assess compliance with limits so growers can avail of financial supports.
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Feedingstuffs, Fertilisers, Grain and Poultry	Analysis of animal feedingstuffs to support the Feedingstuffs Annual Control Programme for Ireland (FACP) and analysis of fertilisers and limestones in accordance with EU Regulation 2019/1009 and SI 248/1978.
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Food Industry Development Division	Analysis of various whiskeys for 13 volatile alcoholic congeners to support Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) authentication of Irish whiskeys.
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Horticulture and Plant Health	Analysis of fruit juices for patulin, and analysis of leafy, green vegetables for nitrate levels to support EU Contaminants Control Plan.
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Investigations Division	Analysis of seized veterinary medicines to identify the active ingredient(s) to support prosecutions and analysis of biological matrices for veterinary drug residues to support prosecutions.
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Veterinary Laboratory Service	Analysis of toxicants in samples taken from birds of prey, other animals and suspected baits to assist determination of cause of death.
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Veterinary Medicines Section (National Residue Control Plan)	Analysis of biological samples for a variety of classes of veterinary drugs to support the National Residue Control Plan
30	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine	Veterinary Medicines Section (Contaminants Control Plan)	Analysis of various foods of animal origin for various contaminants, including halogenated persistant organic pollutants and mycotoxins, to support EU Contaminants Control Plan.

Department of Foreign Affairs

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
28	Department of Foreign Affairs	Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Political Division	Technical support and advice to assist DFA in fulfilling national obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
32	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment	Trade Licensing and Control Unit; Inward Investment and North-South division; Competition and Consumer Policy Section	Technical support and advice in relation to chemical/industrial products subject to trade controls or sanctions prohibitions.

Environment, Climate and Communication

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
29	Department of Environment, Climate and Communications	Air Quality and Environmental Radiation Policy	Analysis of hydrocarbon oils for sulphur content to support EU controls in respect of environmental monitoring of the sulphur content of specific fuel oils.
29	Environmental Protection Agency	Air Quality & Water Quality Departments	Analysis of milk for dioxins/PCBs and PFAS and analysis of fish for dioxins/PCBs for environmental monitoring purposes.

Health

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
38	Food Safety Authority of Ireland	Chemical Safety	Analysis of food for halogenated persistent organic pollutants to support EU Contaminants Control Plan.
38	Food Safety Authority of Ireland	Novel Foods	Analysis of novel food products for various cannabinoids.
38	Food Safety Authority of Ireland	Risk Management & Regulatory Affairs, Audit & Investigation	Analysis of food supplements and related products for various active pharmaceutical ingredients.
38	Health Products Regulatory Authority	Compliance	Analysis of seized medicinal products to identify the active ingredient(s) for enforcement purposes.
38	Health Service Executive	Environmental Health Service – Tobacco Control Network Support Unit (TCNSU)	Analysis of e-liquids for nicotine and volume, and analysis of cigarettes for nicotine, carbon monoxide, and total particulate matter.
38	Health Service Executive	Hospitals connected to the Early Warning and Emerging Trends subcommittee, chaired by the Department of Health	Analysis of Novel Psychoactive substances (NPS) to assist the HSE in harm reduction programmes.

Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
34	Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage	National Parks and Wildlife Service	Analysis of toxicants in samples taken from birds of prey, other animals and suspected baits to assist determination of cause of death.
34	Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage	Coroner Service (Coronial Districts excluding Dublin)	Analysis of PM samples to confirm presence or absence of ethanol, legal and illegal drugs and other toxic substances to assist in determining cause of death.

Justice

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
24	Department of Justice	Coroner Service	Analysis of samples from post-mortem examinations to confirm presence or absence of ethanol, legal and illegal drugs and other toxic substances to assist in determining cause of death.
24	Department of Justice	Office of the State Pathologist	Analysis of samples from post-mortem examinations to confirm presence or absence of ethanol, legal and illegal drugs and other toxic substances to assist in determining cause of death in criminal investigations.

Revenue Commissioners

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
9	Revenue	Classification, Origin and Valuation Unit, Classification A Section	Comprehensive Tariff classification advisory service (customs consultation and specific tariff classification confirmation). Representation at World Customs Organisation (WCO) and Customs Consultative Committee (CCC) meetings where necessary.
9	Revenue	Investigations, Prosecutions and Frontier Management Division (IPFMD)	Analysis of mineral oils, alcoholic beverages and non-potable alcohol-containing products for various parameters to support Revenue in determining the appropriate excise duties applicable, combating fraud and the production and distribution of counterfeit spirits.
9	Revenue	Investigations, Prosecutions and Frontier Management Division (IPFMD)	Analysis of suspected seized drugs, to determine THC content, or to identify other prohibited analytes.
9	Revenue	Large Case Division (LCD)	Analysis of alcohol-containing products for %ABV to support Revenue in determining the excise duty payable and in monitoring compliance.

Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
33	Chester Beatty	-	Occasional requests for analysis of art and heritage samples.
33	National Archives of Ireland	-	Occasional requests for analysis of art and heritage samples.
33	National Gallery of Ireland	-	Occasional requests for analysis of art and heritage samples.
33	National Library of Ireland	-	Occasional requests for analysis of art and heritage samples.
33	National Museum of Ireland	-	Occasional requests for analysis of art and heritage samples.

Transport

Vote	Client	Division	Service Provided
31	Department of Transport	Marine Survey Office	Analysis of marine oils for sulphur content which fall under the National, MARPOL & EU legislation (Directive EU 2016/802: Sea Pollution Act 1991(as amended): SI 361 of 2015).
31	Department of Transport	The Irish Coast Guard	Oil Spill Identification Network (OSINet) representative for Ireland. OSINet supports its members in using oil forensic analysis to prove the origin of marine pollution by oil and as evidence for the reimbursement of the cost of response operations under governmental claims.