Is the Taoiseach aware of the serious difficulties that have arisen across the country with cattle being stolen and cattle rustling taking place in Border counties in particular, both North and South? Has the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine considered the establishment of a task force embracing An Garda Síochána, the PSNI and the officials in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and their counterparts in the North?

Things have not changed on the Order of Business since Deputy Kirk was Ceann Comhairle.

Deputy Kirk was a very liberal Ceann Comhairle.

It is a very important issue.

The issue is of considerable interest to the police authorities and to farming organisations, and is being examined. For whatever reason a ram from Northern Ireland arrived in my office with his tag intact. I am not sure how he got there.