Women in Agriculture | Pippa Hackett

Pippa Hackett

Mar 15, 20237 min read

My trip to Tanzania & Kenya for St. Patrick's Day 2023

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

Pippa Hackett

Mar 14, 20232 min read

€3.1 million for seed potato and chipping potato sector

Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced the opening of the 2023 Scheme of Investment...

Pippa Hackett

Feb 23, 20231 min read

€100,000 for women in farming project

I welcome funding of almost €100,000 for a short term research project into the position of women in farming and the agriculture sector....

Pippa Hackett

Feb 1, 20232 min read

Women in Agriculture Dialogue

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

Pippa Hackett

Jan 11, 20232 min read

Women in Agriculture conference

Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, today announced that registration for the National...

Pippa Hackett

Dec 16, 20222 min read

Government announcements are a ‘huge leap’ forward for Ireland’s biodiversity.

Recent announcements on enhanced protections for Ireland’s biodiversity by my Green Party colleague within the Department of Heritage,...

Pippa Hackett

Nov 30, 20221 min read

First National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture

Under the watchful gaze of Countess Markievicz, Department of Agriculture colleagues, Minister Mc Conalogue, Minister Hackett and...

Pippa Hackett

Oct 4, 20224 min read

Government approves Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 worth almost €10bn

Press Release Today, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, brought Ireland’s finalised CAP Strategic...

Pippa Hackett

Sep 28, 20224 min read

Record level of funding for the organic farming scheme secured in Budget 2023

Press Release Funding of €37m for the Organic Farming Scheme - an 80% increase on last year A 12% increase to €112m to fund the new...

Pippa Hackett

Nov 1, 20211 min read

Supports to promote gender equality in farming

I welcome my colleague, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue's announcement today which outlined a range of...