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MEPs for South Constituency agree with Minister Hackett on Offaly EU Just Transition Prioritisation

Pippa Hackett

Feb 23, 20222 min read

MEPs for South Constituency agree with Minister Hackett on Offaly EU Just Transition Prioritisation

Speaking in their address of the Seanad today, MEPs Grace O’Sullivan, Seán Kelly and Billy Kelleher recognised the need to prioritise...

Lack of Midlands Services for Domestic Violence Victims Raised in Seanad

Pippa Hackett

Feb 23, 20221 min read

Lack of Midlands Services for Domestic Violence Victims Raised in Seanad

Yesterday, I highlighted the plight of those experiencing Domestic Violence in the Midlands in the Seanad. Offaly County Council is being...

Pippa Hackett

Feb 22, 20224 min read

Minister Pippa Hackett Turns Sod on Cloonamahon Native Woodland Park

PRESS RELEASE Press and Information Office An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine On 21st...

Pippa Hackett

Feb 16, 20222 min read

Part-Time Farmers Deserve More Respect, says Minister Pippa Hackett

PRESS RELEASE 16.02.2022 Part-time farmers should be held in higher regard than they are, according to Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of...

Minister Hackett launches investment in upskilling Agricultural Advisors in Organic Farming

Pippa Hackett

Feb 16, 20222 min read

Minister Hackett launches investment in upskilling Agricultural Advisors in Organic Farming

Press Release 15 February 2022 The Minister for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett, today launched a major investment by...

Investment in Regional and Local Roads in Laois and Offaly

Pippa Hackett

Feb 15, 20221 min read

Investment in Regional and Local Roads in Laois and Offaly

I welcome today’s announcement of €14.87 million for Offaly and €13.44 million for Laois for upgrades to our existing regional and local...

Laois & Offaly Sports Capital Grant Recipients

Pippa Hackett

Feb 11, 20222 min read

Laois & Offaly Sports Capital Grant Recipients

Today, I'm delighted to see a regional allocation of more than €9m to sports organisations across the Midlands. Locally, Laois is to...

Pippa Hackett

Feb 11, 20221 min read

Women and Girls in Science Day

‘Science has shaped how I view the world’: Green Party highlights gender inequality in STEM on Women and Girls in Science Day As someone...

Tender Process for Co-Operation Projects as part of new €1.5bn flagship environmental scheme

Pippa Hackett

Feb 10, 20221 min read

Tender Process for Co-Operation Projects as part of new €1.5bn flagship environmental scheme

Today my colleague, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. announced the launch of a tender process for...

Pippa Hackett

Feb 10, 20221 min read

Offaly Reunited under Hidden Heartland

Offaly is a tourism destination hidden gem This week Fáilte Ireland announced the expansion of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands to include all...

Join Your ‘Town Team’ to Revitalize your Town Centre

Pippa Hackett

Feb 9, 20222 min read

Join Your ‘Town Team’ to Revitalize your Town Centre

Isn’t it a shame the way so many buildings in town centres are lying idle? Some of them are heritage buildings and many of them could be...

Minister Hackett announces 2022 re-opening of Organic Farming Scheme

Pippa Hackett

Feb 9, 20223 min read

Minister Hackett announces 2022 re-opening of Organic Farming Scheme

PRESS RELEASE Press and Information Office An Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Says extra...

Free home energy upgrade: Protecting people at most risk of energy poverty

Pippa Hackett

Feb 8, 20221 min read

Free home energy upgrade: Protecting people at most risk of energy poverty

Today I welcome changes to the Warmer Homes Scheme for those at most risk of energy poverty. The Warmer Homes Scheme has offered free...

A warm welcome for unprecedented grant supports for home energy upgrades

Pippa Hackett

Feb 8, 20222 min read

A warm welcome for unprecedented grant supports for home energy upgrades

New Retrofit scheme will open retrofitting option to many more Midlands homes Today I warmly welcomed the Government’s announcement of a...

Inspiring visits to Laois Agricultural Enterprises

Pippa Hackett

Feb 3, 20222 min read

Inspiring visits to Laois Agricultural Enterprises

My hope is that organic milk processing capacity will encourage famers to make the switch I want to see farmers reclaim their creativity...

Imbolc - A time for New Ideas and Fresh Thinking

Pippa Hackett

Feb 3, 20222 min read

Imbolc - A time for New Ideas and Fresh Thinking

During a Seanad speech today (Tuesday, 2 February) I encouraged new ideas around organic agriculture, scientific research, and women in...

Minister Hackett to reopen Organic Farming Scheme

Pippa Hackett

Jan 26, 20223 min read

Minister Hackett to reopen Organic Farming Scheme

PRESS RELEASE Minister Hackett to reopen Organic Farming Scheme and reveals plans she has submitted to RDP Monitoring Committee Proposed...

Pippa Hackett

Jan 25, 20222 min read

Think Trees and Talk Trees in 2022

A National Conversation is needed on what we as a nation want from our forests Today I told members of the Seanad that this year I would...

Further Active Travel Funding for Midlands Cycling and Walking

Pippa Hackett

Jan 24, 20221 min read

Further Active Travel Funding for Midlands Cycling and Walking

Today, my Green Party Colleague, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan T.D., confirmed that the National Transport Authority (NTA) has...

Pippa Hackett

Jan 21, 20221 min read

Open calls for funding - January 2022

There are some really wonderful funding calls open at the moment and I want to ensure that the Midlands benefits from them. Many have...