Pippa Hackett
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...
top of page
Pippa Hackett
- Sep 15, 2022
- 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, 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
- Sep 11, 2022
- 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 11, 2022
- 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 8, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 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...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 30, 2022
- 9 min
My address to ISCRAES 2022
Introduction I am delighted to join you today, and I would like to express my appreciation to the organisers for providing me with the...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
€100,000 for Streetscape Enhancement for Abbeyleix and Clara
I am delighted that Abbeyleix in Co. Laois, and Clara in Co. Offaly are to benefit from €100,000 Streetscape Enhancement funding from the...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
Woodland Festival 2022
I am really looking forward to attending this years Woodland Festival. It’s a great opportunity for those of us involved in forestry to...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
For Peat’s Sake – Shifting Perspectives on Bogland
Opinion on the management of our boglands may vary but there is a widely held love for these distinct landscapes. In recent weeks I have...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 17, 2022
- 1 min
ACORNS 8 Now Open
I want to encourage all Midland’s based female entrepreneurs to apply for ACORNS 8, a scheme to support new business start-ups. ACORNS is...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Hackett will stand firm against misinformation and insults
I am prompted to speak out in response to a particular post that that was published by the Barroughter and Clonmoylan Bogs Action Group...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
€75,000 grant funding for community led Abbeyleix Bog restoration in Co. Laois
My Green Party Colleague Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, announced today that he has approved...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 5, 2022
- 2 min
Continued funding for Libraries in Laois and Offaly
I'm delighted to see €43,000 in funding across Laois and Offaly under the Dormant Accounts Action Plan which compliments over €3.1m...
Pippa Hackett
- Aug 2, 2022
- 2 min
Over €300,000 for Laois & Offaly for outdoor adventure projects
I'm delighted to welcome over €300,000 in funding from the latest Outdoor Rural Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) for outdoor projects for my...
Pippa Hackett
- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
Welcoming agreement on Sectoral Emission Ceilings
Yesterday, Government announced agreement on Sectoral Emission Ceilings. I want to acknowledge all those in Government, particularly...
bottom of page