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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
0
Awards to declared companies
2189
Lobbying returns
Reports for 2017–2025 (party) and 2020–2022 (members)
4
SIPO donation records
312 of 422 divisions
74%
Vote participation

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SIPO donation reports 4

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 Lobbying2025-05-16

Lobbying return by Disability Federation of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

. Finalisation and publication of the National Disability Strategy, and cross departmental approach to the strategy's implementation. . Put in place a well-resourced plan to support the establishment and capacity building of DPOs, in the spirit of Article 4.3 of the UN CRPD. .…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Disability Federation of Ireland" equals CRO name "DISABILITY FEDERATION OF IRELAND" (CRO 140948) 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 Lobbying2025-05-16

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

Addressing and responding to the needs of members of DSI in relation to: Speech and Language Therapy Assistants Programme DSI Data collection specific to numbers of students with Down syndrome in primary & post primary schools. Special Class allocation Issues arising from…

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 Lobbying2025-05-15

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

That the Minister for Agriculture should immediately pay all ACRES participants who have not received payment with an upfront payment from national funds to be rebalanced later,

Register of Lobbying2025-05-15

Lobbying return by Irish Association of Social Workers

Social Protection
Intended results

IASW asked for robust adult safeguarding legislation after the Brandon case. The Government failed to act. We asked for legislation after the Emily case. The government failed to act. We are asking for the Government to act now, in the wake of the Grace case

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Association of Social Workers" has no legal form. "IRISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS LIMITED" (CRO 347784) 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 Lobbying2025-05-15

Lobbying return by Rare Diseases Ireland

Health
Intended results

Understanding of the rare disease landscape and the priorities of people living with rare diseases.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Rare Diseases Ireland" equals CRO name "RARE DISEASES IRELAND" (CRO 140743) 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 Lobbying2025-05-15

Lobbying return by Sightsavers Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Continue to develop disability inclusion both overseas and domestically.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Sightsavers Ireland" equals CRO name "SIGHTSAVERS IRELAND" (CRO 377692) 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 Lobbying2025-05-15

Lobbying return by Down Syndrome Ireland

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Special Classes for children who have a General Learning Disability to Mainstream schools

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 Lobbying2025-05-14

Lobbying return by NCBI

Education and Training
Intended results

Securing a visit to the Wayfinding Centre to showcase front-line services for people with disabilities, with a view to securing support of the new Government towards the activities of the Centre.

Register of Lobbying2025-05-09

Lobbying return by Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease

Health
Intended results

Inform the deputy on the matters affecting those diagnosed with IBD in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease" has no legal form. "IRISH SOCIETY FOR COLITIS AND CROHN'S DISEASE LIMITED" (CRO 121630) 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 Lobbying2025-05-08

Lobbying return by St. Joseph's Foundation

Health
Intended results

A reply on how the sector can be more sustainable.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "St. Joseph's Foundation" equals CRO name "ST. JOSEPH'S FOUNDATION" (CRO 57249) 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 Lobbying2025-05-07

Lobbying return by The Open Doors Initiative

Employment
Intended results

Engage and inform Minister with the work of ODI.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "The Open Doors Initiative" equals CRO name "THE OPEN DOORS INITIATIVE" (CRO 665789) 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 Lobbying2025-05-02

Lobbying return by Parkinson's Ireland

Health
Intended results

Increased HSE Section 39 funding being awarded to Parkinson's Ireland. Increased awareness, action on implementing services for people with Parkinson's and increased government spending on this area.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Parkinson's Ireland" equals CRO name "PARKINSON'S IRELAND" (CRO 123532) 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.