Pippa Hackett

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...

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...

Sets out the Government’s response to the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the energy system in Ireland This government has today...

Green Party Ireland Press Release Applications to the €23m Organic Farming Scheme 2022 close next week, 8th of April. This year’s scheme...

My husband Mark and I were thrilled to host Talamh Beo this week as they launched their Soil Biodiversity Literacy & Enhancement EIP...

PRESS RELEASE Minister Hackett publishes large-scale public survey results on forestry in Ireland Public wants more woodland creation -...

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

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

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...

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 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...

HGVs which pollute small towns to avoid paying tolls should reconsider their practices, says Minister Pippa Hackett. “Children, old...

Press release From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Published on 28 December 2021 Last updated on 28 December 2021 The...

Cost-rental housing, public transport, and funding for childcare are just some of the Green Party achievements, highlighted by Minister...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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