Sinn Féin has no position on emissions cuts and refuses to set target for national herd cut

Darren O'Rourke said Sinn Féin cannot come up with a position on agriculture reductions without seeing a report compiled for the Government by McKinsey

Darren O'Rourke said his party has agreed to an overall carbon reduction of 51% by 2030, he said he could not provide clarity on the specific reductions for each sector.

Sinn Féin has no view on the level of emissions cuts farmers should be asked to make and has refused to say whether the national herd should be reduced.

As the Government remains locked in talks around setting a carbon reduction target for the agriculture sector ahead of Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, the main opposition party has yet to adopt a position on the issue.