Eamon Ryan stuns Leinster House with Senator Pippa Hackett appointment

Ms Hackett, a farmer from Offaly, and the party's spokesperson for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine was elected to the Seanad in a by-election in November last year.
Eamon Ryan stuns Leinster House with Senator Pippa Hackett appointment
Ms Hackett will be Minister of State for Agriculture with responsibility for land use and biodiversity.
Sat, 27 Jun, 2020 - 19:36
Aoife Moore

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has shocked many around Leinster House and within his own party by choosing Senator Pippa Hackett as his party's super junior Minister.

Ms Hackett will be Minister of State for Agriculture with responsibility for land use and biodiversity.

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