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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 Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Education and Training
Intended results

Legislative change around the availability of therapeutic counselling to children in second-level institutions.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Oxfam Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To widen the debate on how advancing women's economic empowerment can not only achieve gender equality but can also assist in eradicating poverty at home and abroad.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA)

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

The FPS and its members feel strongly that oil and - more long-term – a liquid efuel and/or bio fuel, can be part of the phased solution and the association has been working closely with the European Confederation of Fuel Distributors (ECFD), boiler manufacturers and other trade…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Engineers Ireland

Environment
Intended results

Engineers Ireland was invited and was represented at Minister Bruton's All of Government Plan on Climate Disruption High Level Consultative Forum in Dublin. The Deputy listed below was present in a small group break out session where Engineers Ireland participated.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Wildbird Conservancy

Environment
Intended results

To ensure representatives were aware of the fact that restoration and conservation of habtitats (peatlands, hedgerows, woodlands) can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and have benefits for biodiversity.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

The reinstatement of Individual Education Plans for children with Down syndrome and July Provision secured for children with Down syndrome.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Down Syndrome Ireland" equals CRO name "DOWN SYNDROME IRELAND" (CRO 131012) 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 Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

The reinstatement of Individual Education Plans for children with Down syndrome and July Provision secured for children with Down syndrome.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Down Syndrome Ireland" equals CRO name "DOWN SYNDROME IRELAND" (CRO 131012) 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 Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Montague Communications Ltd

Employment
Intended results

Commitment to move all School Secretaries onto public service pay scales

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Montague Communications Ltd" equals CRO name "MONTAGUE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 297660) 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 Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Environment
Intended results

To ensure the results of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action produced a set of recommendations at least as strong as the recommendations from the citizens assembly.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-19

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To highlight that the UK is Ireland's largest beef export market, accounting for 298,000t (52%) in 2018::To highlight that Brexit uncertainty and the weakness of sterling has already impacted negatively on market returns and Irish cattle prices::To point out that IFA estimate a…