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Minister Hackett announces opening of Organic Farming Scheme to new entrants following huge interest

Pippa Hackett

Oct 20, 2022
2 min

Minister Hackett announces opening of Organic Farming Scheme to new entrants following huge interest

Applications can be made from today until 9th December Press Release Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Advance Payments of 2022 Basic Payment Scheme announced

Pippa Hackett

Oct 17, 2022
2 min

Advance Payments of 2022 Basic Payment Scheme announced

Press Release The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, today announced the commencement of advance...

Pippa Hackett

Oct 13, 2022
2 min

Food Vision 2030 Event

Press Release Taoiseach Micheál Martin today gave the keynote address at an event to discuss Food Vision 2030, the shared strategy for...

Webinar on Supports for Local, Small and Micro Food Businesses

Pippa Hackett

Oct 7, 2022
1 min

Webinar on Supports for Local, Small and Micro Food Businesses

Press Release The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in conjunction with Bord Bia, will co-host a webinar on Supports for...

Government approves Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 worth almost €10bn

Pippa Hackett

Oct 4, 2022
4 min

Government approves Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 worth almost €10bn

Press Release Today, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, brought Ireland’s finalised CAP Strategic...

Record level of funding for the organic farming scheme secured in Budget 2023

Pippa Hackett

Sep 28, 2022
4 min

Record level of funding for the organic farming scheme secured in Budget 2023

Press Release Funding of €37m for the Organic Farming Scheme - an 80% increase on last year A 12% increase to €112m to fund the new...

Pippa Hackett

Sep 28, 2022
10 min

13% Budget increase for Agriculture

Supports for farm families dealing with rising input costs in Budget 2023 Up to €500 million in funding in 2023 for agri-environment...

Budget 2023 is a Budget for Families of Laois and Offaly

Pippa Hackett

Sep 27, 2022
3 min

Budget 2023 is a Budget for Families of Laois and Offaly

Budget 2023 is a Budget for Families which is solidly progressive, placing proportionately more in the pocket of those families in Laois...

Ploughing Championships highlights huge interest in organics, biodiversity and renewable energy

Pippa Hackett

Sep 21, 2022
3 min

Ploughing Championships highlights huge interest in organics, biodiversity and renewable energy

Press Release 21 September 2022 The Green Party is back in Ratheniska for day two of the National Ploughing Championships 2022, where it...

Minister Hackett welcomes approvals for the latest tranche of the Organic Farming Scheme

Pippa Hackett

Sep 20, 2022
2 min

Minister Hackett welcomes approvals for the latest tranche of the Organic Farming Scheme

Scheme confirmed to reopen to new entrants in early October Press Release 20 September 2022 The Minister of State at the Department of...

Support for local businesses 'the beating heart of rural Ireland' raised in Seanad

Pippa Hackett

Sep 16, 2022
3 min

Support for local businesses 'the beating heart of rural Ireland' raised in Seanad

I spoke in the Seanad this week, about how I spent most of my time over the past month or so, travelling around Laois and Offaly, meeting...

Details of National Organic Beef Open Day Announced

Pippa Hackett

Sep 5, 2022
2 min

Details of National Organic Beef Open Day Announced

PRESS RELEASE Teagasc 05.09.2022 A National Organic Beef Open Day on the farm of John Purcell, Ross, Golden, Cashel, Co Tipperary will...

Organic Trade Mission in Germany - A running blog

Pippa Hackett

Jul 25, 2022
3 min

Organic Trade Mission in Germany - A running blog

This week, I'm leading a high-level Trade Mission to Germany, to promote the sale of Irish Organic Foods. My visit coincides with...

Enhanced rates for Organic farmers effective from January 1st 2023

Pippa Hackett

Jul 20, 2022
3 min

Enhanced rates for Organic farmers effective from January 1st 2023

Today, I announced a proposal for new enhanced rates for farmers participating in the Organic farming scheme. These are subject to...

Irish Horticulture Sector Report published

Pippa Hackett

Jul 13, 2022
2 min

Irish Horticulture Sector Report published

KPMG report on “Opportunities for the Irish Horticulture Sector” launched by Minister with responsibility for Horticulture, Pippa Hackett...

Pippa Hackett

Jul 1, 2022
2 min

Wool Feasibility Study published

Today Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D and I, welcomed the publication of the Wool Feasibility...

€1.5bn agri-environment scheme ACRES announced.

Pippa Hackett

Jun 21, 2022
6 min

€1.5bn agri-environment scheme ACRES announced.

Scheme is first to be delivered under €9.8 billion CAP Strategic Plan Press Release 21 June 2022 Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...

National Biodiversity Conference 2022 - Speech

Pippa Hackett

Jun 8, 2022
7 min

National Biodiversity Conference 2022 - Speech

This morning, I delivered a speech to the 2nd National Biodiversity Conference in Dublin Castle, and I'm delighted to share that with you...

Ministers Hackett & McConalogue announce €2.8m package to support Irish fruit and vegetable grower

Pippa Hackett

Jun 7, 2022
1 min

Ministers Hackett & McConalogue announce €2.8m package to support Irish fruit and vegetable grower

Horticulture Exceptional Payment Scheme opens for applications From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Published on 7 June...

Ministers welcome Brexit Adjustment Reserve Funding for the horticulture sector

Pippa Hackett

Jun 7, 2022
2 min

Ministers welcome Brexit Adjustment Reserve Funding for the horticulture sector

From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Published on 3 June 2022 Last updated on 3 June 2022 In recognition of the value of...