Pippa Hackett
Environmental Sustainability EIPs
Today, I announced a fund of €17.5 million available for open call for European Innovation Partnership projects under the general theme...
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Pippa Hackett
Pippa Hackett
Oct 172 min read
Organic Farming Scheme & the Organic Processing Investment Grant
This is a great opportunity for many farmers to maximise sustainability and future-proof their business by reducing their input costs. ...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 22 min read
Social Farming Budget 2025
This morning, as part of Budget 2025, I was delighted to announce additional funding of €500,000 for the Rural Innovation Development...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 23 min read
Budget 2025 Organics, Horticulture and Forestry
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Published on 2 October 2024 Last updated on 2 October 2024 Minister of State in...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 233 min read
Address to the National Youth Food Summit in Airfield Estate
It was an honour to address the very first National Youth Food Summit organised by the National Youth Food Forum at Airfield Estate in...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 202 min read
Memorandum of Understanding between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Coillte
The endangered Hen Harrier, an iconic bird of prey traditionally found in the Slieve Bloom Nature Reserve, will be the first threatened...
Pippa Hackett
Aug 283 min read
Birr Castle Hedgerow Week 2024
It was my privilege to join Teagasc and the Heritage Council for the launch of National Hedgerow Week 2024 and no better place to be than...
Pippa Hackett
Aug 212 min read
Ash Dieback Climate Action Payment Scheme
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Published on 20 August 2024 Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity in...
Pippa Hackett
Aug 192 min read
ACORNS 10 NOW OPEN
I'm encouraging female entrepreneurs around Offaly and the wider Midlands to consider participating in the latest iteration of the ACORNS...
Pippa Hackett
Jul 264 min read
Ireland’s national experiences in implementing and scaling-up agroforestry
My address to the committee on Forestry and World Forest which ran from July 22 to July 26. FAO headquarters, Rome. "Deputy...
Pippa Hackett
May 223 min read
€25 million Breeding Waders EIP Launched in Offaly
Today, together with my Ministerial Colleagues, Charlie McConalogue and Malcolm Noonan, I was delighted to launch a landmark new project...
Pippa Hackett
May 13 min read
Growing Organics farm walk
I can't think of a better way to mark the beginning of May than taking a “Growing Organics” dairy farm walk in lovely Laois. It was my...
Pippa Hackett
Apr 248 min read
A Just Transformation for the Midlands: My speech from the IAIA Conference 2024
Today, I was delighted to deliver the key note speech at the IAIA Conference in the Convention Centre. You can read my speech below; Good...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 22, 20234 min read
The Irish Government role in combating Child Wasting
Ireland has been a long-standing champion of global efforts to reduce hunger and malnutrition, so it was a privilege to speak at the...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 10, 20236 min read
My speech from BioFarm 2023
Good afternoon everyone. First of all I’d like to say I really am sorry I couldn’t be here this morning to open the event, and to listen...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 7, 20231 min read
Callows Farmers' Fodder Support
I welcome today’s Government approval of payments to farmers located in the Shannon Callows who have lost fodder as a result of...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Organic Farming Scheme - Now Open
I am delighted to announce that the Organic Farming Scheme is now open and will remain open until 8th December. This Government has a...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 13, 20233 min read
Looking to the future: The Green Way
In 2020, when the Green Party entered Government and I was appointed as Minister of State within the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Announcement of Native Tree Area Scheme under Ireland's new Forestry Programme 2023-2027
I am delighted to announce the opening of the Native Tree Area Scheme today at Avondale House, the home of Irish forestry. This scheme...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 21, 20232 min read
New Organic Hub
This week I had the pleasure of announcing the new, free to use, ‘Organic Hub’ Online Platform. As Minister of State I have special...
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