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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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to energy in Budget 2027, including continued support for renewable energy development, closer integration between energy and enterprise policy, energy affordability and security.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to energy in Budget 2027, including continued support for renewable energy development, closer integration between energy and enterprise policy, energy affordability and security.

Register of Lobbying2026-05-21

Lobbying return by ESB

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Seeking to broaden ESB’s powers in managing forestry in proximity to electricity infrastructure, thereby enhancing network resilience and reliability for customers.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-23

Lobbying return by Comharchumann Fuinnimh Oileain Arann Teoranta

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To raise the issue that the ESB contractors on offshore islands have been severly restricted in what maintenance and repairs they can perform on offshore islands since 1st January 2026. This will severly impact the residents with long power outages on offshore islands.

Register of Lobbying2026-01-21

Lobbying return by Liquid Gas Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To brief political representatives on LGI’s new policy report that outlines practical pathways to developing and scaling renewable liquid gas in Ireland, enabling the just transition for rural communities.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Liquid Gas Ireland" has no legal form. "LIQUID GAS IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 89632) 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 Lobbying2025-09-19

Lobbying return by RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To ensure relevant local elected representatives are informed throughout the development phase of the project.

Register of Lobbying2025-05-23

Lobbying return by Irish District Energy Association

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Policy and grant supports for District Heating in Ireland, in order to support hitting the government emissions reduction targets for heat

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish District Energy Association" has no legal form. "IRISH DISTRICT ENERGY ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 619382) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Secure commitments in Programme for Government to implement joint civil society campaign demands on energy poverty, as well as FoE campaign demands re climate and data centres

Register of Lobbying2025-04-09

Lobbying return by Green Energy Storage Ireland Ltd

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Energy storage policies in the Programme for Government

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Green Energy Storage Ireland Ltd" equals CRO name "GREEN ENERGY STORAGE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 666904) 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 Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Inclusion in the Programme for Government of key priorities for the wind energy sector as set out in Wind Energy Ireland's General Election manifesto, available online here:…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by SSE plc

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Policy environment to support cleaner, homegrown, Irish energy. Targeted policy proposals to deliver home/business decarbonisation; increased deployment of renewable energy; energy infrastructure development; low carbon, flexible power solutions; and planning reforms to deliver…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-21

Lobbying return by ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

That the Programme for Government include a reference to helping some of the 550,000 families in energy poverty by using surplus renewable energy.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-17

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To propose that Capital grant funding is provided to support the construction of viable on-farm Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plants and the storage of digestate from AD plants on-farm::That Government-backed finance (similar to current SBCI lending structures) is provided to enable…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

To propose the establishment of 50% capital grants for farmers to invest in microgeneration. This will require a new financial support programme for micro generation with a separate structure and set of rules. This money should come from outside of CAP Pillar II funds. This…

Register of Lobbying2024-09-20

Lobbying return by ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Engagement with Oireachtas members on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development, and the Islands Report on Energy poverty, published in June 2024 which made a number of recommendations to tackle energy poverty in Ireland, as recommended…