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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: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 2189
Lobbying returns: 4
SIPO donation records: 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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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.

Lobbying return by Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited

Environment

Intended results

To get a meeting with the Oireachtas Committee on this matter

Lobbying return by Irish Road Haulage Association

Transport

Intended results

Recalibration of the diesel fuel rebate scheme

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Irish Road Haulage Association" equals CRO name "IRISH ROAD HAULAGE ASSOCIATION" (CRO 43035) 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.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

Income Averaging 'Step-Out' flexibility: that a farmer should be allowed to ‘step-out’ of income averaging more than once in a five-year period, where they are not carrying an unpaid deferred tax amount from a previous ‘step-out’, providing a strong incentive to repay the…

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.

Lobbying return by Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Budgetary matters

Intended results

That Budget 2020 would include SVP's budgetary proposals and improves the supports and services for the the people SVP assist

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Environment

Intended results

Support for the adoption of ETSU-R-97 standard as outlined by the British Institute of Acoustics in planning renewable energy projects.::Setting of a statutory decision period by An Bord Pleanála for appeals against planning permissions for wind farms.::Reform and streamlining…

Lobbying return by Early Childhood Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs

Intended results

Secure support for greater investment in early years and the establishment of a single agency for the sector.

Lobbying return by COPE Galway CLG

Finance

Intended results

A financial contribution towards the capital costs of the new Domestice Vilence facillity in Galway

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "COPE Galway CLG" equals CRO name "COPE GALWAY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 248134) 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.

Lobbying return by Mainstream Renewable Power

Energy and Natural Resources

Intended results

To encourage the creation of a policy framework that will accelerate the development of offshore wind generation in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Mainstream Renewable Power" has no legal form. "MAINSTREAM RENEWABLE POWER LIMITED" (CRO 453076) 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.

Lobbying return by CRAOL

Communications

Intended results

Change to the wording in the forthcoming broadcasting bill -that the exemption to the broadcasting levy should apply to all Community Radio stations as they are volunteer led not for profit community projects. Ensure that the journalism bursary includes placements at Community…

Lobbying return by Irish Environmental Network

Environment

Intended results

Queried basis for the proposed new heads of Housing, Planning and Development Bill 2019 with DPOs::Request that DPOs contact Minister Murphy to secure extension to deadline for public consultation period for proposed Bill to enable public participation::Highlight environmental…

Lobbying return by Construction Industry Federation (CIF)

Economic Development and Industry

Intended results

Seek long term investment in regional infrastructure,::Improve efficiency of planning system::Improve public sector procurement::Address barriers to housing delivery::Barriers to employing staff::The increased cost of C&D waste management

Lobbying return by The Disability Action Coalition

Health

Intended results

Elimination of funding deficits, new funding arrangements with the HSE, and full pay restoration for Section 39 workers.

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture

Intended results

Brexit support - beef farmers: in addition to the €100m (EU Commission €50m, National Government €50m) further direct support for farmers will be needed to deal with losses incurred, particularly for beef farmers, post May 2019. These ongoing losses are due to the decline in the…