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Politician · TD · 34th Dáil

Hildegarde Naughton

Fine Gael

Constituency / panel
Galway West
Membership
2024-11-29 → current
Office
Minister for Education and Youth (2025-11-18 → current)
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with responsibility for Disability (2025-01-23 → 2025-05-01)
Office
Minister of State at the Department of Children, Disability and Equality (2025-05-02 → 2025-11-18)
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CRO-matched interests
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Awards to declared companies
2189
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
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SIPO donation records
312 of 422 divisions
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Lobbying returns

Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.

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Register of Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Under Health, Education and Employment, Down Syndrome Ireland calls for: • Speech & Language therapy positions and coordinator • DSI New Parent Liaison and Early Intervention Specialist • Reimbursement scheme for families • Increased funding for our national employment…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Down Syndrome Ireland" equals CRO name "DOWN SYNDROME IRELAND" (CRO 131012) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2023-09-21

Lobbying return by Galway Centre for Independent Living

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Recognition of the urgent need for additional budgetary support for the disability and the voluntary sector.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Galway Centre for Independent Living" has no legal form. "GALWAY CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 302845) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Mental Health Reform

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Increase in funding for mental health. ::Request for Meetings.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mental Health Reform" equals CRO name "MENTAL HEALTH REFORM" (CRO 506850) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2023-09-20

Lobbying return by Mental Health Reform

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Increased funding allocation to mental health in Budget 2024

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Mental Health Reform" equals CRO name "MENTAL HEALTH REFORM" (CRO 506850) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2023-09-13

Lobbying return by GIY Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Support & funding for GROW at School as a garden-based learning programme under Budget 2024::Review of existing primary school programmes to review their relevance in supporting an 'environment-first' policy in support of Ireland's climate targets

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "GIY Ireland" has no legal form. "GIY IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 477525) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2023-09-11

Lobbying return by COPE Galway CLG

Budgetary matters
Intended results

That Budget 2024 commits resources required to address homelessness, measures to support people affected by domestic abuse and to support older people to remain living in their own homes; also that the community and voluntary sector is adequately resourced.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "COPE Galway CLG" equals CRO name "COPE GALWAY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 248134) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.

Register of Lobbying2023-05-09

Lobbying return by Irish SME Association

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Tax reform package, housing and infrstructure development, securing a green economy, productivity development, indigenous industrial policy reform, establishing a state security clearance regime, maintaining the public sector, protecting the social welfare system, credible state…

Register of Lobbying2023-01-21

Lobbying return by Ibec

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Ensure awareness of the priorities to support enterprise growth and sustainable economic development in the West including key recommendations for Budget 2023 and the National Training Fund (NTF)

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Medical Organisation

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To highlight the impact that budget proposals will have on General Practice leading to further waiting lists and to ensure adequate capacity is in place in General Practice before any expansion of free GP care can be considered.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-20

Lobbying return by Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed

Budgetary matters
Intended results

The National Economic Dialogue 2022 theme was ‘Building Economic Resilience to deal with International Challenges’. A key issue for the INOU is building the socio-economic resilience of unemployed people and other people reliant on a social welfare payment. To that end, a…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed" has no legal form. "IRISH NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE UNEMPLOYED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 192768) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2023-01-04

Lobbying return by Galway Centre for Independent Living

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Issues of pay parity, funding adjustments, and multi-annual funding agreements

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Galway Centre for Independent Living" has no legal form. "GALWAY CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 302845) is the only CRO company with that name plus any legal form (Limited, DAC, UC, CLG, PLC or Teoranta). Confirm against the CRO record before relying on it.

Register of Lobbying2022-09-21

Lobbying return by Limerick Chamber

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Support for specified policy changes and budget allocation to address challenges for Mid West economic development::Review of Living Cities Initiative::Increased targets for affordable home delivery in Limerick and designation of targets for affordable home delivery for Clare…

Register of Lobbying2022-09-20

Lobbying return by Family Carers Ireland

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Improvements for carers in budget 2022

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Family Carers Ireland" equals CRO name "FAMILY CARERS IRELAND" (CRO 572819) after normalising legal forms such as Ltd = Limited. No other CRO company has this name. Names can be shared, so compare the address and dates on the CRO record.