Agriculture minister stands by controversial Teagasc report on livestock systems

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue said he disagreed the Dublin Declaration “was a climate denialist exercise” and that Teagasc’s work “'is very robust'. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has said he fully stands by Teagasc after the research body was accused of engaging in "climate denial” over the so-called “Dublin Declaration”.

Asked by TD Paul Murphy at the Oireachtas climate committee on Thursday if he backed the Dublin Declaration — which Mr Murphy claimed is “effectively an exercise in climate denial” — Mr McConalogue said he stood by Teagasc.