Pippa Hackett
Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2023
I welcome todays announcement, that 8 heritage properties in County Laois and 16 in County Offaly will receive funding under the Built...
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Pippa Hackett
Pippa Hackett
Mar 9, 20231 min read
GLAS Balance Payments
My colleague, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced today that the 2022 Green Low-Carbon...
Pippa Hackett
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Grants up to €250,000 available to support Irish agri-food businesses in Africa
Press Release Irish agri-food companies of all sizes are being encouraged to apply for grant funding to explore and seize exciting...
Pippa Hackett
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Regenerative Tourism plan will deliver for Midlands
I am confident that the Regenerative Tourism plan for the Midlands will deliver for employment, enterprise and the environment. In...
Pippa Hackett
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Your Local St. Patrick's Day Parade in Laois & Offaly
It is my pleasure to represent Ireland in Kenya and Tanzania this St Patrick's Day. Whilst, I'm overjoyed to be able to represent my...
Pippa Hackett
Mar 3, 20231 min read
Highlighting the potential for mass timber construction
This week I spoke at an event organised by ULI Ireland, about timber construction in Ireland. I highlighted the potential for mass timber...
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 22, 20233 min read
2023 Green Awards
I was delighted to be invited to speak at last evening's Green Awards ceremony, 2023. I believe it was the biggest yet. It was wonderful...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Solar Capital Investment Scheme
Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. announced the opening of applications for solar...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Thirteen recommendations on gender-based violence
Offaly Subgroup’s Report on Gender-Based Violence in Public Spaces is disturbing but not surprising Report highlights that women in...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 21, 20233 min read
Hot School Meals, Fuel Allowance and more
The Government is highly aware of the effect that high energy prices and the cost of living are having on families, businesses and the...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 20, 20235 min read
€81M Allocated to Voluntary and Community organisations
1,450 organisations to receive one-off payment Minimum payment of €1,000* HSE to make payments in coming weeks The Minister for Health,...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 20, 20234 min read
Opening of the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3)
Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D and Ministers of State Senator Pippa Hackett and...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 20, 20233 min read
Ireland’s fourth National Forest Inventory published
Press Release The national forest estate has reached 11.6% of the total land area. The total forest area has increased from 697,842...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 17, 20232 min read
New bus routes for Laois & Offaly
I am delighted that people of Laois & Offaly, will soon have new opportunities to hop on the bus to get to where they need to go. Laois...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 14, 20232 min read
€29 million for Laois & Offaly Roads
Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan T.D. today announced details of a €626 million investment programme for 2023 for regional and local...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 13, 20233 min read
Irish Organics Trade Mission in Germany
Press Release Minister of State of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett is this week leading a major...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 10, 20231 min read
Statement regarding the closure of Milne Foods Ltd.
This week I learned that Milne Foods Ltd is to close with the loss of 60 jobs at its Syngefield site in Birr. This must be a difficult...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 9, 20231 min read
2023 Summer Programme welcomed
l am delighted that both primary and post primary schools in Laois and Offaly will have an opportunity to run a Summer 2023 programme for...
Pippa Hackett
Feb 9, 20231 min read
134 Midlands vacant social homes brought back into use
60 vacant social houses in Laois, 28 in Offaly and 46 in Westmeath were brought back into active use in 2022 with support of the Voids...
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