Midlands 9/10

Public Consulation opens on planning permission exemption proposals for rooftop solar panels

Pippa Hackett

Jun 15, 20221 min read

Public Consulation opens on planning permission exemption proposals for rooftop solar panels

I welcome the news that houses, regardless of location, will soon be able to install solar panels on their roofs without any requirement...

Laois, Offaly & Westmeath communities benefit from Community Water Development Fund

Pippa Hackett

Jun 13, 20222 min read

Laois, Offaly & Westmeath communities benefit from Community Water Development Fund

I'm delighted to see Laois, Offaly and Westmeath communities benefit from the Community Water Development Fund issued by the Local...

Speech to Accelerate Green - Irelands Sustainable Future Conference at the Tullamore Court Hotel

Pippa Hackett

Jun 9, 20224 min read

Speech to Accelerate Green - Irelands Sustainable Future Conference at the Tullamore Court Hotel

It is with great pleasure that I address you this afternoon at this innovative and unique national conference, hosted by Bord na Móna in...

Speech to Just Transition Conference Irish Rural Link Bridge House Tullamore

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...

Applications for the Night-Time Economy Pilot Programme are now open

Pippa Hackett

Jun 7, 20221 min read

Applications for the Night-Time Economy Pilot Programme are now open

I want to welcome the launch of the Night-Time Economy Pilot Programme. The programme follows on from a recommendation of the Report of...

€30 million confirmed to support a sustainable, nationwide Post Office network

Pippa Hackett

Jun 1, 20223 min read

€30 million confirmed to support a sustainable, nationwide Post Office network

Today, I'm happy to confirm the cabinet decision that €10m per annum is to be provided over a three-year fixed term 2023 – 2025, to An...

Additional €10.5 million funding for Ukraine response

Pippa Hackett

May 31, 20221 min read

Additional €10.5 million funding for Ukraine response

I welcome the allocation of an additional €10.5 million in Government funding to assist the community response to support people arriving...

€283,968 for Sports Clubs in Laois and Offaly

Pippa Hackett

May 31, 20222 min read

€283,968 for Sports Clubs in Laois and Offaly

Today, I’m delighted to see that sports organisations across Laois and Offaly will benefit from almost €284,000 following a number of...

Calling on Local Authorities & EMRA to brief communities on accessing EU Just Transition funding

Pippa Hackett

May 25, 20222 min read

Calling on Local Authorities & EMRA to brief communities on accessing EU Just Transition funding

Climate Action and Just Transition is a Once in a Lifetime opportunity to define our identity for decades ahead. The window we have for...

Pippa Hackett

May 24, 20222 min read

Welcoming Vlas to my team

I want to issue a warm welcome to Vlas Novokhatnii, to my Parliamentary Team. I recently employed Mr. Novokhatnii under the Oireachtas’...

€47,415 allocated for the Midlands in Round 1 of Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme

Pippa Hackett

May 19, 20223 min read

€47,415 allocated for the Midlands in Round 1 of Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme

I'm delighted that four projects across Laois, Offaly and Westmeath have received funding through Round 1 of the Peatlands Community...

Funding for Coillte forest trails welcomed in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath

Pippa Hackett

May 13, 20221 min read

Funding for Coillte forest trails welcomed in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath

I welcome news of a new investment for Coillte forest trails in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath to promote the enjoyment of walking and...

Pippa Hackett

May 11, 20221 min read

Marking EU50 and Europe Day in Offaly

This week marks both Europe Day and EU50, the 50th Anniversary of the referendum in which the Irish people voted to join the then...

Pippa Hackett

May 1, 20222 min read

National Hall of Fame Awards

Recently, I was the Guest of Honour at the National Hall of Fame Awards in the Sheraton Hotel in Athlone. The National Hall of Fame...

Policy makers, communities, families and individuals must stand in power and pride together 🌈

Pippa Hackett

Apr 28, 20222 min read

Policy makers, communities, families and individuals must stand in power and pride together 🌈

Last weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the Midlands LGBT+ project Offaly launch event which brought a splash of colour to Tullamore....

Pippa Hackett

Apr 23, 20222 min read

Turf burning - a balanced approach

Thank you Damien O’Reilly and 'Saturday with' on RTE Radio 1 today for the opportunity to voice my position on turf burning. There has...

Pippa Hackett

Apr 13, 20222 min read

Our National Energy Security Framework

Sets out the Government’s response to the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the energy system in Ireland This government has today...

Communities Integration Fund 2022 - now open

Pippa Hackett

Mar 28, 20222 min read

Communities Integration Fund 2022 - now open

I'm delighted to see that €500,000 will be made available to local community-based projects nationwide to support the integration of...

Calls to reopen bogs are counterproductive, divisive and unhelpful.

Pippa Hackett

Mar 23, 20222 min read

Calls to reopen bogs are counterproductive, divisive and unhelpful.

It's time some of my fellow representatives got their heads out of the peat, and started to think about the generations coming after us....

Pippa Hackett

Mar 17, 20222 min read

A Day of Remembrance and Recognition.

Today, St Patrick’s Day, I am celebrating in Greece as part of a Government wide reconnection with communities at home, and abroad....