Pippa Hackett
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...
Pippa Hackett
- Oct 3
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
‘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
- 1 min
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 28
- 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
- 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...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 27
- 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...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 21
- 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...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 20
- 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 20
- 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...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 16
- 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...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 15
- 2 min
'Together for Better'
I was with my Green Party Colleague, Minister for Children, Roderic O’Gorman today as he launched the new funding model for Early...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 14
- 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
- Sep 11
- 1 min
Ballintubbert Gardens & House
It was such a pleasure to attend the launch of Ballintubbert Gardens and House’s stunning organic gardens today. Situated close to...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 11
- 7 min
Shared National Vision for Forestry 2050 published
Press Release The Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 8
- 2 min
64 Midlands artists awarded grants In Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Scheme
I welcome todays announcement that 64 grants for artists and creative arts workers have been awarded in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 6
- 2 min
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...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 6
- 2 min
€20m funding for new hospice in Midlands
6th September 2022 Taoiseach Micheál Martin today announced capital funding of €20m for a new specialist palliative care inpatient unit...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 5
- 2 min
50% fare reduction to the commercial bus sector welcomed
I welcome the extension of the Young Adult Card and Student Leap Card fare initiative to the commercial bus sector, meaning people...
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 5
- 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...