Pippa Hackett
Safe Access Zones
I welcome the latest progress of the Bill for Safe Access Zones which, once enacted, will provide for a 100m buffer zone around an...
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Pippa Hackett
- Apr 20
- 1 min
New health and pregnancy resources for Roma women
I welcome the launch of new health and pregnancy resources for Roma women. The new resource was launched by Minister Hildegarde Naughton...
Pippa Hackett
- Mar 15
- 7 min
My trip to Tanzania & Kenya for St. Patrick's Day 2023
I left Ireland this week laden with gifts from Laois and Offaly producers, to represent Ireland in Tanzania and Kenya as part of the...
Pippa Hackett
- Feb 22
- 4 min
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 20
- 5 min
€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 1
- 2 min
Women in Agriculture Dialogue
Press Release Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, will today host the National Dialogue on Women in...
Pippa Hackett
- Jan 6
- 1 min
€5.25m in funding for organisations supporting victims of crime
Today's funding announcement of €5.25m for organisations supporting victims of crime sends two clear messages: First, our services on the...
Pippa Hackett
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
Expanded Eligibility - Review your entitlements
Councillor Mark Hackett and I are using some quieter time to issue a joint message for people to review their entitlements to Government...
Pippa Hackett
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Expansion of the free contraception scheme
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced the expansion of the free contraception scheme to include women aged 26, from 1...
Pippa Hackett
- Nov 29, 2022
- 1 min
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 25, 2022
- 2 min
16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence more relevant than ever
The 16 Days of Action Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign are more relevant than ever. To mark the start of the international 16 Days...
Pippa Hackett
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Extra funding for DSGBV service providers
Today, additional funding for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) services for 2023, was announced by Minister Helen...
Pippa Hackett
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Timeframe announced for publicly funded fertility treatment
I welcome news today that the first National Advanced Assisted Human Reproduction Centre, delivering IVF and ICSI through a wholly public...
Pippa Hackett
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Green Party motion to address Ireland’s low breastfeeding rates
I'm delighted that the Green Party is bringing a motion to the Seanad today (12th October) calling for improved education on...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
Domestic Violence Leave for employees welcomed
I welcome Cabinet approval to progress The Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022. Those experiencing domestic violence...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 14, 2022
- 1 min
Free contraception for women 17-25 a giant step for women’s health
Today, is the first step towards making universal free contraception a cornerstone of women’s healthcare. Free contraception will become...
Pippa Hackett
- Jul 27, 2022
- 1 min
Cabinet approves heads of bill for safe access zones
I welcome Cabinet's approval to legislate for the designation of safe access zones around healthcare premises to safeguard access to...
Pippa Hackett
- Jun 29, 2022
- 2 min
Offaly Woman ‘Mary Menopause’ is a “true champion”
I was delighted to get the opportunity to speak in the Seanad this afternoon about the work that Edenderry woman, Mary McHugh, also known...
Pippa Hackett
- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
“Zero Tolerance” strategy to tackle Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence announced
Today, this Government launched an ambitious five-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept domestic, sexual...
Pippa Hackett
- Jun 23, 2022
- 2 min
Government plans for gynaecology services in the Midlands.
I was delighted today to welcome the development of ambulatory gynaecology clinics in the Midlands and elsewhere, they will improve...
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