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Pippa Hackett
Mar 23, 20232 min read
€150,000 for upskilling Agricultural Advisors in Organic Farming announced
Press Release The Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, was in Portlaoise today to announce an investment of...


Pippa Hackett
Mar 15, 20237 min read
My trip to Tanzania & Kenya for St. Patrick's Day 2023
I left Ireland this week laden with gifts from Laois and Offaly producers, to represent Ireland in Tanzania and Kenya as part of the...


Pippa Hackett
Mar 14, 20232 min read
€3.1 million for seed potato and chipping potato sector
Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced the opening of the 2023 Scheme of Investment...


Pippa Hackett
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Laois Offaly heritage travels to Africa
I am travelling to Tanzania and Kenya as part of the Government’s 2023 St Patrick's Day programme. This is the most extensive...

Pippa Hackett
Mar 9, 20231 min read
GLAS Balance Payments
My colleague, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced today that the 2022 Green Low-Carbon...

Pippa Hackett
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Grants up to €250,000 available to support Irish agri-food businesses in Africa
Press Release Irish agri-food companies of all sizes are being encouraged to apply for grant funding to explore and seize exciting...


Pippa Hackett
Mar 3, 20231 min read
Highlighting the potential for mass timber construction
This week I spoke at an event organised by ULI Ireland, about timber construction in Ireland. I highlighted the potential for mass timber...


Pippa Hackett
Feb 23, 20231 min read
€100,000 for women in farming project
I welcome funding of almost €100,000 for a short term research project into the position of women in farming and the agriculture sector....


Pippa Hackett
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Solar Capital Investment Scheme
Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. announced the opening of applications for solar...


Pippa Hackett
Feb 20, 20234 min read
Opening of the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3)
Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D and Ministers of State Senator Pippa Hackett and...


Pippa Hackett
Feb 13, 20233 min read
Irish Organics Trade Mission in Germany
Press Release Minister of State of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett is this week leading a major...


Pippa Hackett
Feb 10, 20231 min read
Statement regarding the closure of Milne Foods Ltd.
This week I learned that Milne Foods Ltd is to close with the loss of 60 jobs at its Syngefield site in Birr. This must be a difficult...


Pippa Hackett
Feb 1, 20232 min read
World Wetlands Day 2023
Press Release To mark World Wetlands Day (2nd February), Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with...


Pippa Hackett
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Women in Agriculture Dialogue
Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, will today host the National Dialogue on Women in...

Pippa Hackett
Jan 25, 20231 min read
Funding for locally led biodiversity projects doubled to €3m
My colleague, Minister Malcolm Noonan has announced that funding to the Local Biodiversity Action Fund is being doubled to €3 million for...


Pippa Hackett
Jan 24, 20232 min read
Organic Strategy Forum report published today
Press Release Minister of State of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett welcomed the significant...

Pippa Hackett
Jan 16, 20231 min read
Calling all Midlands food & tourism based projects to apply for Agri-food tourism initiatives
The call for proposals for Agri-Food Tourism Initiatives under the 2023 Rural Innovation and Development Fund is now open. I visit many...


Pippa Hackett
Jan 11, 20232 min read
Women in Agriculture conference
Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, today announced that registration for the National...

Pippa Hackett
Dec 27, 20223 min read
Expanded Eligibility - Review your entitlements
Councillor Mark Hackett and I are using some quieter time to issue a joint message for people to review their entitlements to Government...

Pippa Hackett
Dec 21, 20222 min read
2023 Climate Action Plan
The path to a zero carbon future has become clearer than ever. The ambitious plan was launched after cabinet today by the Minister for...
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