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Pippa Hackett

Dec 17, 20211 min read

Celebrating Greenway Funding 2022

The Green Party promised active travel investment and again, today, we are delivering. €60 million has been allocated to around 40...

‘We need to increase our focus on the welfare of animals’

Pippa Hackett

Dec 15, 20211 min read

‘We need to increase our focus on the welfare of animals’

I welcome the first Animal Welfare Awareness Day today (December 15th) and I am delighted to announce funding of €3.7 million to 98...

Cabinet approval secured to make legislative changes to the Forestry Act 2014

Pippa Hackett

Dec 14, 20212 min read

Cabinet approval secured to make legislative changes to the Forestry Act 2014

Press Release 14 December 2021 Minister Hackett secures Cabinet approval to make legislative changes to the Forestry Act 2014 aimed at...

Pippa Hackett

Dec 14, 20211 min read

Winter 2021/2022 Newsletter

As we head into a New Year, I hope you and your family are safe and well. I know things have been tough for many and that Covid continues...

McConalogue and Hackett launch €5 million Pilot Farm Environmental Study

Pippa Hackett

Dec 13, 20213 min read

McConalogue and Hackett launch €5 million Pilot Farm Environmental Study

Press Release 13 December 2021 The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, and the Minister for Land Use...

Abortion Care Review Must Examine Services in the Midlands, says Minister Hackett

Pippa Hackett

Dec 9, 20212 min read

Abortion Care Review Must Examine Services in the Midlands, says Minister Hackett

PRESS RELEASE A review of abortion services in Ireland is being welcomed by Minister Pippa Hackett. The review will comprise a public...

Minister Hackett Welcomes Research Funding on Peat Alternatives in Horticulture

Pippa Hackett

Dec 8, 20212 min read

Minister Hackett Welcomes Research Funding on Peat Alternatives in Horticulture

Press Release 08 December 2021 The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility...

“Walking into Autumn” at Corrig Wood wins Teagasc Forest Photo Competition 2021

Pippa Hackett

Dec 8, 20211 min read

“Walking into Autumn” at Corrig Wood wins Teagasc Forest Photo Competition 2021

Press Release Minister Pippa Hackett announces overall winner of Teagasc Forest Photo Competition 2021 The ‘Celebrating Our Forests and...

Biodiversity Boost for Local Authorities

Pippa Hackett

Dec 6, 20212 min read

Biodiversity Boost for Local Authorities

I am truly delighted at today’s announcement by my colleague, Minister Malcolm Noonan, that the Local Biodiversity Action Fund will...

Pippa Hackett

Nov 29, 20212 min read

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure

Our Rural Future: Today Minister Humphreys announced €362,000 in funding to develop outdoor adventure projects in Laois-Offaly. This...

Engaged Communities are the Best Defence against Biodiversity Loss

Pippa Hackett

Nov 26, 20211 min read

Engaged Communities are the Best Defence against Biodiversity Loss

I believe the best protection for dwindling wildlife comes from the people who share its landscape. This was the theme of my speech in...

Nature Needs Our Help - the return of the Nightjar

Pippa Hackett

Nov 25, 20211 min read

Nature Needs Our Help - the return of the Nightjar

Today, in the Seanad, I highlighted Killaun Bog, near Birr, as a shining example of a community working together for nature. I recently...

Communicating Europe Initiative at Portlaoise College

Pippa Hackett

Nov 20, 20212 min read

Communicating Europe Initiative at Portlaoise College

Press Release Minister Pippa Hackett has told Portlaoise students that she’s glad the Green Party made the decision to form a coalition...

‘We must change the way we look at wool’

Pippa Hackett

Nov 20, 20212 min read

‘We must change the way we look at wool’

Today, I announced the appointment of The Agile Executive to conduct a review of the potential demand in domestic and international...

Green Party politicians say it’s time to ‘Think Timber’

Pippa Hackett

Nov 12, 20212 min read

Green Party politicians say it’s time to ‘Think Timber’

PRESS RELEASE Minister Pippa Hackett’s Forestry Statements Outline Opportunities Architect Francis Noel Duffy TD looks for regulatory...

Welcoming Tidy Towns Awards for Geashill and Abbeyleix

Pippa Hackett

Nov 12, 20211 min read

Welcoming Tidy Towns Awards for Geashill and Abbeyleix

The Tidy Towns award for Ireland’s Tidiest Village to Geashill is a tremendous credit to the local Tidy Towns Committee who have put so...

Pippa Hackett

Nov 12, 20213 min read

Community Funding Open Calls

There are currently a number of open calls which may suit your community need - have a read below: Communities Activities Fund, Community...

Pippa Hackett

Nov 11, 20212 min read

Ministers of State Malcolm Noonan and Pippa Hackett to host peatlands event at the closing of COP26

PRESS RELEASE From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Published on 11 November 2021 Last updated on 11 November 2021 The...

Nationwide Organic Demonstration Farm Walks launched

Pippa Hackett

Nov 9, 20212 min read

Nationwide Organic Demonstration Farm Walks launched

Press Release Minister Hackett launches new nationwide series of Organic Demonstration Farm Walks Encourages Farmers to engage and...

Pollard Farm Video on Organic Dairy Farming

Pippa Hackett

Nov 5, 20212 min read

Pollard Farm Video on Organic Dairy Farming

Press Release Minister Pippa Hackett publishes video on Organic Dairy Farming Says, in the week of the Climate Action Plan, Organics...