Pippa Hackett
Community Support Fund
I want to remind all Laois Community groups including Parish Halls, Local Development Associations, Senior Citizen Groups, and many...
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Pippa Hackett
Pippa Hackett
Dec 20, 20221 min read
EMERGE into a brighter future
We know we must move from our dependence on fossil fuels. As those of us in the Midlands region know only too well this move did not...
Pippa Hackett
Dec 20, 20222 min read
First Home Scheme
I understand that the price ceiling for eligible properties is now €350,000 in Laois (an increase of 50k) and €325,000 in County Offaly...
Pippa Hackett
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Now is the time to look forward and bring the best of the past into the light
Our region was knocked down: Now is the time to look forward and bring the best of the past into the light and promote it for others to...
Pippa Hackett
Dec 14, 20221 min read
Town and Village announcement for Laois & Offaly
I’m proud to be part of a Government that is making the largest ever investment into our towns and villages. This funding will go a long...
Pippa Hackett
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Laois & Offaly Schools added to Safe Routes Programme
Minister Hildegarde Naughton together with the National Transport Authority announced today that 108 schools will be included in the Safe...
Pippa Hackett
Dec 1, 20221 min read
Midlands small producers rank among the best in Ireland
The ‘Taking care of business’ show, hosted by RTÉ Late Late Show, was inspiring and my thanks to Ryan Tubridy and RTE for promoting small...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 29, 20222 min read
Government approval of Just Transition Fund plan for Midlands welcomed
I welcome Cabinets sign-off today on a €169 million fund for Midlands counties. The fund will support those counties and workers most...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 29, 20221 min read
National Traveller Health Action Plan is a welcome step towards tackling inequality
The first National Traveller Health Action Plan (NTHAP) delivers on a Programme for Government Commitment and is a welcome further step...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 28, 20221 min read
Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors
I welcome today’s launch of Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors – the new National Outdoor Recreation Strategy by my Government colleague...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 28, 20222 min read
'Cheers’ and a big ‘Thumbs Up’ to launch of Ireland’s national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).
Green Party member and Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, today launched...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Call for an increase in the use of timber for construction as a low emission alternative to cement.
Yesterday, I spoke in the Seanad that if Ireland is serious about climate action, timber construction needs to move beyond innovation,...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Successful Applicants of the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme Announced
Rural Applications account for over half of the applications awarded funding Thousands of performance employment days generated I want...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Recent scaremongering on new Solid Fuel Regulations was Halloween trickery
I believe that the recent misleading coverage on new Solid Fuel Regulations was inaccurate scaremongering which was frightening for...
Pippa Hackett
Nov 1, 20222 min read
Double Child Benefit for over 35,000 recipients in Midlands welcomed
I welcome payments this week of Double Child Benefit to over 10,000 recipients in Offaly, over 12,000 recipients in Laois and 12,500 in...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 20, 20223 min read
European Peatlands Initiative: a step towards government-supported collaboration
Press Release The National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Department of...
Pippa Hackett
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Have your say on new CycleConnects draft proposals for Midlands.
Draft proposals- for new cycling networks across Laois, Offaly and Westmeath forming part of CycleConnects: Ireland’s Cycle Network are...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 30, 20222 min read
‘Energy, Costs & You’
I am delighted to announce I'm hosting two public events in my constituency of Laois and Offaly in October in response to rising energy...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Calling on Laois and Offaly to join the solar ‘rooftop revolution'
I'm calling on communities in my constituency of Laois and Offaly to join the ‘rooftop revolution’ in light of new exemptions from the...
Pippa Hackett
Sep 6, 20222 min read
My address at Launch of Lumcloon Power & Hanwha Battery Project at Shannonbridge
An Taoiseach, fellow Oireachtas Members, Councillors, and all here today, I am delighted to be here, in Shannonbridge, for this sod...
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