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    Circular Economy in Clara converts waste plastic to pots with potential to expand
    Pippa Hackett
    • Apr 25
    • 1 min

    Circular Economy in Clara converts waste plastic to pots with potential to expand

    Recently I visited Paltech’s new purpose-built site in Clara, Co Offaly. The plant recycles plastic food packaging into a range of new...
    Turf burning - a balanced approach
    Pippa Hackett
    • Apr 23
    • 2 min

    Turf burning - a balanced approach

    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...
    Our National Energy Security Framework
    Pippa Hackett
    • Apr 13
    • 2 min

    Our National Energy Security Framework

    Sets out the Government’s response to the impacts of the war in Ukraine on the energy system in Ireland This government has today...
    Home Energy Upgrades
    Pippa Hackett
    • Apr 7
    • 3 min

    Home Energy Upgrades

    My office receives many queries about home energy upgrades. While the best source for information is the Sustainable Energy Authority of...
    Calls to reopen bogs are counterproductive, divisive and unhelpful.
    Pippa Hackett
    • Mar 23
    • 2 min

    Calls to reopen bogs are counterproductive, divisive and unhelpful.

    It's time some of my fellow representatives got their heads out of the peat, and started to think about the generations coming after us....
    MEPs for South Constituency agree with Minister Hackett on Offaly EU Just Transition Prioritisation
    Pippa Hackett
    • Feb 23
    • 2 min

    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...
    Women and Girls in Science Day
    Pippa Hackett
    • Feb 11
    • 1 min

    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...
    Offaly Reunited under Hidden Heartland
    Pippa Hackett
    • Feb 10
    • 1 min

    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...
    Free home energy upgrade: Protecting people at most risk of energy poverty
    Pippa Hackett
    • Feb 8
    • 1 min

    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
    • 2 min

    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
    • 2 min

    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...
    Ministers announce Series of Actions to Support Horticultural Growers
    Pippa Hackett
    • Jan 17
    • 4 min

    Ministers announce Series of Actions to Support Horticultural Growers

    PRESS RELEASE From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Ministers in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have...
    €168m for Midlands in Just Transition Funding
    Pippa Hackett
    • Jan 17
    • 2 min

    €168m for Midlands in Just Transition Funding

    PRESS RELEASE The Midlands will be prioritised for jobs, business and education opportunities in Just Transition Funding - with Minister...
    Have your say on EU Just Transition funding
    Pippa Hackett
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Have your say on EU Just Transition funding

    The Midlands deserves to be front and centre for EU Just Transition funding and today's launch of the public consultation by my colleague...
    Communicating Europe Initiative at Portlaoise College
    Pippa Hackett
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
    Climate Action Plan Favours the Midlands
    Pippa Hackett
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Climate Action Plan Favours the Midlands

    PRESS RELEASE Climate Action Plan Favours the Midlands, says Minister Pippa Hackett The Midlands region has been singled out for...
    Climate Action Plan means reduced emission and better incomes for family farms, says Green Party
    Pippa Hackett
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Climate Action Plan means reduced emission and better incomes for family farms, says Green Party

    PRESS RELEASE Green Party The publication of today’s Climate Action Plan is the most detailed and ambitious in the history of the state....
    Ireland Taking a Lead at COP26
    Pippa Hackett
    • Nov 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ireland Taking a Lead at COP26

    Press Release 01.11.2021 Minister Hackett Heading to Glasgow for 26th UN Conference of the Parties Ireland will attend COP26 as a...
    Green Party Senators call for multi-faceted, catchment-based solutions to flooding
    Pippa Hackett
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Green Party Senators call for multi-faceted, catchment-based solutions to flooding

    Floods are an inevitable part of life in Ireland, but the frequency and intensity of flooding has greatly changed, causing significant...
    Connecting Communities with Peatlands - launch
    Pippa Hackett
    • Oct 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Connecting Communities with Peatlands - launch

    It was my pleasure to attend the launch of ‘Connecting Communities with Peatlands’ in Pollagh, Co Offaly this morning. This initiative,...
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