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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 Lobbying2026-05-13

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 Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

To advocate for amendments to the Short-Term Letting (Registration) Bill that support a fair and effective regulatory framework for short-term letting while promoting tourism development.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Self Catering Federation" has no legal form. "IRISH SELF CATERING FEDERATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 359394) 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 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…

Register of Lobbying2026-05-08

Lobbying return by FASD Ireland CLG

Health
Intended results

Attended Fine Gael Disability Network Conference in Galway to discuss Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, funding for the organisation for 2026 and recognition of FASD in Ireland.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "FASD Ireland CLG" equals CRO name "FASD IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 708129) 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 Lobbying2026-05-07

Lobbying return by Secretariat of Secondary Schools

Education and Training
Intended results

Increased funding and resources for voluntary secondary schools.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Secretariat of Secondary Schools" has no legal form. "SECRETARIAT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 45807) 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.