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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
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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
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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Register of Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Catholic Education Partnership CLG

Education and Training
Intended results

To secure the attendance of Members of the Oireachtas to a presentation in Leinster House on 7th May.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Catholic Education Partnership CLG" equals CRO name "CATHOLIC EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 673771) 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 Lobbying2026-05-19

Lobbying return by Gaeloideachas

Education and Training
Intended results

Foirgneamh buan do Gaelscoil Chionn tSáile

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Gaeloideachas" equals CRO name "GAELOIDEACHAS" (CRO 317146) 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 Lobbying2026-05-18

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Education and Training
Intended results

To raise the issue of the State Examinations Commission's (SEC) decision to exclude the Agricultural Science research project from the Leaving Certificate bonus marks scheme for students who complete their examination through Irish.::To highlight that this decision has had a…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-13

Lobbying return by The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

To show support from wider Quaker Communtity for the building works required for Newtown School, Waterford.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-13

Lobbying return by The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

Seek support re funding for building works desparately required for Newtown Sec. School and in discussions with Dept. for over 10 years.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-13

Lobbying return by The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

Seek support for building works needed for Newtown Sec. School and which are going for over 10 years.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-12

Lobbying return by Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Education and Training
Intended results

Abolition of/ reduction in Croke Park hours for teachers::Flexible parental leave for teachers::Assessment of work place stressors in schools::Reduction in class sizes

Register of Lobbying2026-05-12

Lobbying return by Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Education and Training
Intended results

Stronger regulation of social media platforms and enhanced protections for school communities in response to risks posed by AI technologies like Grok

Register of Lobbying2026-05-12

Lobbying return by Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Education and Training
Intended results

Continuation of pension parity::Reduction in length of teachers' pay scale::Incremental pay for all teaching experience abroad

Register of Lobbying2026-05-12

Lobbying return by Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Education and Training
Intended results

Review the decision to abolish higher and ordinary level options across subjects, and higher, ordinary and foundation level options in Irish, English and Maths

Register of Lobbying2026-05-11

Lobbying return by HealthTech Ireland Association

Education and Training
Intended results

Identify ways to support Minister for Education and Youth, Hildegarde Naughton, in advancing Ireland’s health and innovation agenda. Points included Life Sciences Strategy, 2027 WHO Health and Care Workforce Optimization and Digital and Assistive Technology Expo and…