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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)

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 Lobbying2025-01-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To emphasise that EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) cannot impose additional bureaucracy on Irish livestock farmers. Following the delayed implementation of the regulation by one year, the legislation should be further amended to allow for a zero-risk category for deforestation…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To emphasise that EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) cannot result in unnecessary additional bureaucracy on Irish livestock farmers. Following the delayed implementation of the regulation by one year, the legislation should be further amended to allow for a zero-risk category…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-15

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To propose that, in consultation with key stakeholders, a Local Authorities Farm Inspection Protocol should be agreed with IFA to better ensure farmers, and Local Authority staff, are treated fairly, with respect, dignity, professionalism and efficiency at all times.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-15

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To propose that the Government should lead by example, championing local, sustainable agriculture as a cornerstone of the Green Procurement Strategy.

Register of Lobbying2024-05-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To communicate to the Irish Government, the vast number of issues and the frustration of farmers on the ground due a number of key issues, including::- The EU Green Deal/Farm to Fork policies and their impact on farm productivity/cost of production;::- The transformation of CAP…

Register of Lobbying2024-01-20

Lobbying return by Medtronic plc

EU Affairs
Intended results

Raise concerns about competitiveness at EU level.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Medtronic plc" equals CRO name "MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 545333) 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 Lobbying2024-01-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

EU Affairs
Intended results

Call for EU Health Ministers to address systemic issues in regulatory framework

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 Lobbying2023-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To seek a meeting with the members of the political parties on the implications of the mid-term review of the Nitrates Action programme agreed with the European Commission.::1. The IFA insist that the Minister must revisit this with the European Commission as this would mean…

Register of Lobbying2023-05-19

Lobbying return by Ibec

EU Affairs
Intended results

Ensure that the EU Data Act recognises complexity of healthcare sector

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 Lobbying2021-01-21

Lobbying return by Irish Congress of Trade Unions

EU Affairs
Intended results

Congress wrote to all Ministers, Senators and TDS in relation to the EU Canada Trade Agreement urge Government to defer tabling any such motion until the Oireachtas has an opportunity to have a full exchange of views on this matter. We note that 11 other member states as well as…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

Multiannaual Financial Framework (MFF) - The CAP budget must be increased to take account of inflation and to compensate farmers for any additional requirements placed upon them as a result of this CAP reform.

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

All payments to farmers must be maintained at their current levels.::Extend and fully fund all the current farm schemes (GLAS - Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme; ANCs - Areas of Natural Constraints; BDGP - Beef Data Genomics Programme; BEEP - Beef Environmental…

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

• A Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) II scheme worth €160m is required (with the unnecessary restrictions of BEAM I removed) to compensate livestock farmers for beef price losses15 since 12th May 2019. This would use the €110m Brexit contingency fund announced in Budget 2020…