The Taoiseach has been quoted as being in favour of a reduction in the national herd. Without accounting for all carbon tax that farmers are sequestering-----

Where was I quoted?

He was quoted as being in favour of the reduction.

Where?

The Taoiseach was quoted, as was the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. He can go and find it but it is a fact that he was quoted as saying that. This does not account for all the carbon that farmers are sequestering already. Does the Taoiseach realise that the Government is going to jeopardise the thousands of food processing jobs in this country, which provide quality food for Irish people and people all over the world? The Taoiseach has been quoted. I would not raise it but it is out there.

Produce the quote.

It is out there. The Taoiseach and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said-----

Produce it.

-----they are going to reduce the national herd by 19%.

Produce it.

I did not make it up.

You did.

You should realise what you are doing if you do that.

Deputy Healy-Rae's time is up. Members should speak through the Chair.

I apologise, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I cannot believe the disinformation.

It is in the papers.

It is in the papers, man. I remember the Deputy asked me where we got the evidence base on non-compliance and so on, and we got that subsequently in terms of other issues. Now the Deputy has produced something here but he cannot tell me where he got the quote.

You are quoted widely.

Through the Chair, please.

I am not quoted and I challenge you-----

It was in the farming papers.

I challenge the Deputy, through the Chair, to produce the quote where I said I am in favour of a reduction of the herd because I never said it.

The Minister, Deputy McConalogue, said it as well.

I am not in favour-----

I did not make it up, man. It is out there.

It is not good enough that the Deputy would say something that is untrue. He should withdraw it.

The Taoiseach should disprove me if it is wrong.

Shut the-----

Others are writing. I did not write it.

The Deputy cannot come in here and make everything up every day.

I did not make it up any day.

The Deputy made it up.

It is unfair of the Taoiseach to say that I am making up things here every day.

You just did.

I came in here to speak about Tralee hospital. Did I make that up?

Yes.

I made it up about Tralee General Hospital.

No. The Deputy made up the quotation in relation to the reduction of the national herd.