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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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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 2189
Lobbying returns: 4
SIPO donation records: 74%
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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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Lobbying return by Early Childhood Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for improvements for the workforce, increased investment, proper capacity planning and better use of data

Lobbying return by National Youth Council of Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Seek a meeting with Minister for Education and Youth::Invitation to speak at NYCI Annual conference 17th June ::Parliamentary Questions on the Youth Work Act 2001::Request to speak to local champions and youth work champions ::Raise questions with the Minister in Oireachtas…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Youth Council of Ireland" equals CRO name "NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF IRELAND" (CRO 58814) 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.

Lobbying return by YMCA Dublin

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To demonstrate the benefits of our Community Hub model in order to seek changes to State's policy on and/or secure funding for service provision for children and young people in under-served communities

Lobbying return by Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To secure the following: Additional funding for frontline youth work services to match inflation. Recognition of youth work as a profession with statutory pay scale. Support for voluntray youth clubs. Capital projects for youth facilities similar to schools

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee" equals CRO name "GALWAY REGIONAL YOUTH FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 310202) 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.

Lobbying return by Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

We are hoping to secure funding for our School Support Dog Programme across Irish Schools.::The establishment of an integrated School Support Programme across the Department of Education.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland" has no legal form. "AUTISM ASSISTANCE DOGS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 483682) 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.

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Understanding of and support for the one-stop-shop model of support::Arranging for Minister's to visit One-Stop-Shop Premises::Improved support for the programme from HSE

Lobbying return by BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Existing connections with the Department of Education and Youth are maintained.

Lobbying return by Law Society of Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To communicate the continuing challenges that members of the public and solicitors are having with the existing process for creating an EPA including barriers to making an EPA, the lack of a solicitors' portal, and required legislative changes.

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Full implementation of the Autism Innovation Strategy (AIS)::Implementation of Programme for Government commitment to legislate for the AIS and produce a successor strategy

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for the 14th Autism Europe Congress::Support for creating an impact legacy for the Congress in terms of employment of Autistic people, building capacity within the Autistic community, tackling misinformation and promoting accessibility

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Support for the work of AsIAm and awareness of our new community supports

Lobbying return by Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To discuss funding for DPO Network members and the Network.

Lobbying return by Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU)

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

TO confirm attendance, attend the event and to influence decisions as set out by young people on the day.

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To congratulate the minister on her new role and to seek policy support for expanded childcare programmes as a matter of equality and also improving access to the workplace

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

To congratulate the minister on her new role and to seek budgetary support for expanded childcare programmes as a matter of equality and also improving access to the workplace