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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 Lobbying2021-09-10

Lobbying return by Griffith College Dublin

Education and Training
Intended results

To remove international students from the definition of ordinary residents, thereby removing the legal requirement for them to have very expensive private health insurance.

Register of Lobbying2020-05-21

Lobbying return by John Gallagher

Education and Training
Intended results

To obtain support for proposals of the Irish Federation of University Teachers in the context of the General Election and discussions on a Programme for Government

Register of Lobbying2020-05-19

Lobbying return by AONTAS

Education and Training
Intended results

Reintroducing the AONTAS general election priority of appointing a Minister of State who has direct responsibility for adult and community education.

Register of Lobbying2020-05-18

Lobbying return by National Adult Literacy Agency

Education and Training
Intended results

Inform and secure support from political parties and elected representatives for creating a new vision for adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills and enacting a Plain Language Bill.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Adult Literacy Agency" equals CRO name "NATIONAL ADULT LITERACY AGENCY" (CRO 342807) 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 Lobbying2020-05-15

Lobbying return by Ability West

Education and Training
Intended results

Restoration of the allowance for new and future entrants to the Rehabilitative Training programme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Ability West" equals CRO name "ABILITY WEST" (CRO 41317) 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 Lobbying2020-04-29

Lobbying return by CyberSafeIreland

Education and Training
Intended results

Influencing policy direction to include online safety measures for children, parents and schools in the next programme for Government

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "CyberSafeIreland" has no legal form. "CYBERSAFEIRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 568651) 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 Lobbying2020-01-21

Lobbying return by Fórsa trade union

Education and Training
Intended results

Requesting support from all Oireachtas members, for changing the employment status of grant-paid school secretaries, and to convert them on to the public service pay scale.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-20

Lobbying return by Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Education and Training
Intended results

Greating investment in public education and a reduction in the cost of primary and secondary school for parents including the provision of free school books, an end to voluntary contributions and adequate income supports.

Register of Lobbying2020-01-19

Lobbying return by National Adult Literacy Agency

Education and Training
Intended results

inform and secure support from political parties and elected representatives for creating a new vision for adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National Adult Literacy Agency" equals CRO name "NATIONAL ADULT LITERACY AGENCY" (CRO 342807) 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 Lobbying2020-01-10

Lobbying return by National parents Council Primary

Education and Training
Intended results

Present parents voice to the committee on the costs for parents sending the children to primary school.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "National parents Council Primary" equals CRO name "NATIONAL PARENTS COUNCIL- PRIMARY" (CRO 258148) 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 Lobbying2019-11-20

Lobbying return by Restaurants Association of Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

To inform the committee of how post 2016 apprenticeships are struggling without the funding the pre-2016 apprenticeships can avail of. To give the perspective of a co-developer / CSG member of the culinary apprenticeships specifically and seek the restoration of allowances and…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Restaurants Association of Ireland" has no legal form. "RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 56224) 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.