Pippa Hackett

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D., has announced the opening of the 2023 Multi-Species Sward and Red...

I’m delighted with the formation of the Irish Grown Wool Council and the establishment of a wool research and innovation hub. These were...

My Green Party colleague Minister Roderic O’Gorman, announced €450,000 had been awarded to 29 Local Authorities for the refurbishment and...

I’m delighted to confirm the news from Cabinet this morning that a zero rate of VAT for the supply and installation of solar panels for...

Climate Action is Urgent: I have said it before and I'll say it again but the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

My colleague Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys today announced that her Department has allocated €13 million...

I hope to encourage all local communities, groups and schools to continue the conservation and revitalisation of raised and blanket bogs...

Press Release The Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, was in Portlaoise today to announce an investment of...

I concluded my trip to Kenya with visit to a project with strong Laois links. I was invited by Vera Smith, a Graiguecullen local, to...

I left Ireland this week laden with gifts from Laois and Offaly producers, to represent Ireland in Tanzania and Kenya as part of the...

Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced the opening of the 2023 Scheme of Investment...

I am travelling to Tanzania and Kenya as part of the Government’s 2023 St Patrick's Day programme. This is the most extensive...

I welcome todays announcement, that 8 heritage properties in County Laois and 16 in County Offaly will receive funding under the Built...

My colleague, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced today that the 2022 Green Low-Carbon...

Press Release Irish agri-food companies of all sizes are being encouraged to apply for grant funding to explore and seize exciting...

I am confident that the Regenerative Tourism plan for the Midlands will deliver for employment, enterprise and the environment. In...

This week I spoke at an event organised by ULI Ireland, about timber construction in Ireland. I highlighted the potential for mass timber...

I welcome funding of almost €100,000 for a short term research project into the position of women in farming and the agriculture sector....

I was delighted to be invited to speak at last evening's Green Awards ceremony, 2023. I believe it was the biggest yet. It was wonderful...

Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. announced the opening of applications for solar...