Pippa Hackett

I'm asking all those planning holidays overseas not to carry plants, seeds, fruits or vegetables home. On the very first International...

In my address to the Seanad this week, I called out those who knowingly extract turf from bogs in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). I...

Organic demonstration farm walks funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and organised by Teagasc, showcase...

Yesterday I welcomed the announcement of the plan to renew the National Parks and Wildlife Service by Green Party Colleague, Minister for...

I recently saw a lovely video of a wall designed as a safe nesting place for amber listed sand martins. The design team of Dermot Doran...

Thank you Damien O’Reilly and 'Saturday with' on RTE Radio 1 today for the opportunity to voice my position on turf burning. There has...

Today, I announced the establishment of a new Organic Forum to further develop the organic sector in Ireland. The Forum, which will have...

Press Release 01 April 2022 Ministers McConalogue, Hackett and Heydon launch Red Clover Silage Measure Following on from the package of...

Press Release 29 March 2022 Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Biodiversity and Land Use, today announced the opening of the...

Friday 25 March 2022 A new €5.9m EU-funded LIFE project overseen by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage was launched...

Press Release 25 March 2022 Following on from the package of measures announced earlier this week to provide support to Irish farmers,...

Press Release 21 March 2022 Martin Heydon T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, with special...

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

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...

The Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme for 2022 is now open, and I am urging groups in the Midlands to make applications. We are rich...

I was delighted to receive a copy of the first FarmPEAT Project newsletter this week and I am happy to share it here. The FarmPEAT (Farm...

Today, the upcoming CAP Strategic Plan was endorsed at Cabinet, as a significant leap forward in the way farmers are supported to protect...

Press Release 17 December 2021 Minister Hackett congratulates all involved in the successful conclusion of the Maximising Organic...

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

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