Pippa Hackett

I was delighted to receive an update in today’s Cabinet meeting on women’s health services, including for women in the Midlands. I have...

I welcome the latest progress of the Bill for Safe Access Zones which, once enacted, will provide for a 100m buffer zone around an...

I welcome the launch of new health and pregnancy resources for Roma women. The new resource was launched by Minister Hildegarde Naughton...

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

Offaly Subgroup’s Report on Gender-Based Violence in Public Spaces is disturbing but not surprising Report highlights that women in...

1,450 organisations to receive one-off payment Minimum payment of €1,000* HSE to make payments in coming weeks The Minister for Health,...

Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, will today host the National Dialogue on Women in...

Today's funding announcement of €5.25m for organisations supporting victims of crime sends two clear messages: First, our services on the...

Councillor Mark Hackett and I are using some quieter time to issue a joint message for people to review their entitlements to Government...

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced the expansion of the free contraception scheme to include women aged 26, from 1...

The first National Traveller Health Action Plan (NTHAP) delivers on a Programme for Government Commitment and is a welcome further step...

The 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign are more relevant than ever. To mark the start of the international 16 Days...

Today, additional funding for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) services for 2023, was announced by Minister Helen...

I welcome news today that the first National Advanced Assisted Human Reproduction Centre, delivering IVF and ICSI through a wholly public...

I'm delighted that the Green Party is bringing a motion to the Seanad today (12th October) calling for improved education on...

I welcome Cabinet approval to progress The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022. Those experiencing domestic violence...

Today, is the first step towards making universal free contraception a cornerstone of women’s healthcare. Free contraception will become...

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

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

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