Midlands 8/10

Pippa Hackett

Aug 25, 20222 min read

Woodland Festival 2022

I am really looking forward to attending this years Woodland Festival. It’s a great opportunity for those of us involved in forestry to...

For Peat’s Sake – Shifting Perspectives on Bogland

Pippa Hackett

Aug 24, 20223 min read

For Peat’s Sake – Shifting Perspectives on Bogland

Opinion on the management of our boglands may vary but there is a widely held love for these distinct landscapes. In recent weeks I have...

Pippa Hackett

Aug 17, 20221 min read

ACORNS 8 Now Open

I want to encourage all Midland’s based female entrepreneurs to apply for ACORNS 8, a scheme to support new business start-ups. ACORNS is...

€75,000 grant funding for community led Abbeyleix Bog restoration in Co. Laois

Pippa Hackett

Aug 8, 20222 min read

€75,000 grant funding for community led Abbeyleix Bog restoration in Co. Laois

My Green Party Colleague Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, announced today that he has approved...

Over €300,000 for Laois & Offaly for outdoor adventure projects

Pippa Hackett

Aug 2, 20222 min read

Over €300,000 for Laois & Offaly for outdoor adventure projects

I'm delighted to welcome over €300,000 in funding from the latest Outdoor Rural Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) for outdoor projects for my...

Cabinet approves heads of bill for safe access zones

Pippa Hackett

Jul 27, 20221 min read

Cabinet approves heads of bill for safe access zones

I welcome Cabinet's approval to legislate for the designation of safe access zones around healthcare premises to safeguard access to...

Government to match EU funding with Exchequer funding for the EU Just Transition Fund

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....

Plans to Increase Rural Transport in the Midlands Gather Pace

Pippa Hackett

Jul 20, 20222 min read

Plans to Increase Rural Transport in the Midlands Gather Pace

I'm delighted that plans to increase and improve rural transport, a key Green Party led commitment in the Programme for Government, took...

A warm welcome for the announcement of significant investment in skills for the Midlands region

Pippa Hackett

Jul 18, 20221 min read

A warm welcome for the announcement of significant investment in skills for the Midlands region

Today my Government colleague, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD announced a...

Government approach to turf regulations welcomed

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

Jul 14, 20229 min read

New Solid Fuel regulations Q&A

I Welcome the agreement by the Government on Solid Fuel Regulations as a balanced and considered solution, that allow people in the...

€50m Croí Cónaithe (Towns) Fund Welcomed

Pippa Hackett

Jul 14, 20224 min read

€50m Croí Cónaithe (Towns) Fund Welcomed

I welcome the new €50m Croí Cónaithe (Towns) Fund to Refurbish Vacant properties as an exciting opportunity for home ownership and town...

Forestry Environmental Report Grant payment announced

Pippa Hackett

Jul 14, 20221 min read

Forestry Environmental Report Grant payment announced

Press release Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa...

Offaly Woman ‘Mary Menopause’ is a “true champion”

Pippa Hackett

Jun 29, 20222 min read

Offaly Woman ‘Mary Menopause’ is a “true champion”

I was delighted to get the opportunity to speak in the Seanad this afternoon about the work that Edenderry woman, Mary McHugh, also known...

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...

“Zero Tolerance” strategy to tackle Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence announced

Pippa Hackett

Jun 28, 20222 min read

“Zero Tolerance” strategy to tackle Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence announced

Today, this Government launched an ambitious five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept domestic, sexual...

Government plans for gynaecology services in the Midlands.

Pippa Hackett

Jun 23, 20222 min read

Government plans for gynaecology services in the Midlands.

I was delighted today to welcome the development of ambulatory gynaecology clinics in the Midlands and elsewhere, they will improve...

€1.5bn agri-environment scheme ACRES announced.

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

Pride Month

I want to welcome Pride Month as a excellent opportunity for LGBTI+ people to celebrate who they are and for allies to acknowledge their...

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’...