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Pippa Hackett
Oct 17, 20223 min read
More than 3,600 new forestry licenses issued this year to date 34% increase on last year
7,000 hectares of new forests approved and ready to plant Press Release Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity Pippa Hackett has...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Advance Payments of 2022 Basic Payment Scheme announced
Press Release The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, today announced the commencement of advance...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Food Vision 2030 Event
Press Release Taoiseach Micheál Martin today gave the keynote address at an event to discuss Food Vision 2030, the shared strategy for...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 6, 20221 min read
Webinar on Supports for Local, Small and Micro Food Businesses
Press Release The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in conjunction with Bord Bia, will co-host a webinar on Supports for...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 4, 20224 min read
Government approves Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 worth almost €10bn
Press Release Today, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, brought Ireland’s finalised CAP Strategic...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 30, 20222 min read
‘Energy, Costs & You’
I am delighted to announce I'm hosting two public events in my constituency of Laois and Offaly in October in response to rising energy...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Calling on Laois and Offaly to join the solar ‘rooftop revolution'
I'm calling on communities in my constituency of Laois and Offaly to join the ‘rooftop revolution’ in light of new exemptions from the...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 20, 20222 min read
Minister Hackett welcomes approvals for the latest tranche of the Organic Farming Scheme
Scheme confirmed to reopen to new entrants in early October Press Release 20 September 2022 The Minister of State at the Department of...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 15, 20222 min read
'Together for Better'
I was with my Green Party Colleague, Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman today as he launched the new funding model for Early...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Details of National Organic Beef Open Day Announced
PRESS RELEASE Teagasc 05.09.2022 A National Organic Beef Open Day on the farm of John Purcell, Ross, Golden, Cashel, Co Tipperary will...
Pippa Hackett
Jul 27, 20222 min read
Government to match EU funding with Exchequer funding for the EU Just Transition Fund
The Government's decision to match EU funding with Exchequer funding for the EU Just Transition Fund is excellent news for the Midlands....
Pippa Hackett
Jul 26, 20221 min read
Last call for Regularisation Scheme
Earlier this year my Government colleague Minister McEntee opened a scheme allowing long term undocumented migrants in Ireland to...
Pippa Hackett
Jul 25, 20223 min read
Organic Trade Mission in Germany - A running blog
This week, I'm leading a high-level Trade Mission to Germany, to promote the sale of Irish Organic Foods. My visit coincides with...
Pippa Hackett
Jul 20, 20223 min read
Enhanced rates for Organic farmers effective from January 1st 2023
Today, I announced a proposal for new enhanced rates for farmers participating in the Organic farming scheme. These are subject to...
Pippa Hackett
Jul 14, 20222 min read
Government approach to turf regulations welcomed
I welcome today’s agreement by the Government on Solid Fuel Regulations as a balanced and considered solution, that allow people in the...
Pippa Hackett
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Forestry Licensing Review Published
I want to welcome the publication of the ‘Project Woodland: Regulatory Review Report’. The independent expert review was commissioned by...
Pippa Hackett
Jun 21, 20226 min read
€1.5bn agri-environment scheme ACRES announced.
Scheme is first to be delivered under €9.8 billion CAP Strategic Plan Press Release 21 June 2022 Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Pippa Hackett
Jun 16, 20222 min read
€55m ‘Green Transition’ fund
Today, together with the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar TD and Minister James Browne TD, I was delighted to announce a new €55m ‘Green Transition’...
Pippa Hackett
Jun 9, 20225 min read
Speech to Just Transition Conference Irish Rural Link Bridge House Tullamore
I have the honour of addressing two events here in Tullamore today – I stand in front of you offering opening remarks for this Just...
Pippa Hackett
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Now Open - Animal Welfare Grant Programme for Registered Animal Charities for 2022
I welcome the launch of the Animal Welfare Grant Programme for Registered Animal Charities for 2022. Animal welfare organisations that...
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