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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 Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.

Education and Training
Intended results

The primary focus of this email requesting a meeting was to introduce our new senior leadership team at Belong To and to discuss how we can continue to collaborate with the Department to support LGBTQ+ youth. We also requested that the Minister take part in a photoshoot in…

Register of Lobbying2026-09-21

Lobbying return by BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd.

Children and Youth Affairs
Intended results

Thank them for their contribution to the statements on Pride in the Dáil. Raise important relevant policy issues with them and ask them to continue to advocate for change in these matters.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Chartered Accountants Ireland

Employment
Intended results

To share our recently published paper on Artificial Intelligence, An Empowered Profession: AI and the future of Accountancy to inform the public policy discussions on the impact of AI on the accountancy profession.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Chartered Accountants Ireland" has no legal form. "CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 469828) 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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by TE Connectivity plc

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

Introductory visit by Minister Naughton to Galway facilities.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "TE Connectivity plc" equals CRO name "TE CONNECTIVITY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY" (CRO 571909) 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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Ibec

Budgetary matters
Intended results

Secure targeted government funding and supports for the MedTech sector.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ibec" has no legal form. "IBEC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 8706) 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 Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To outline critical priorities for Cork Chamber members as Budget 2027 approaches across key policy areas: competitiveness; housing; transport; infrastructure; education, talent & skills; energy and urban evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Budgetary matters
Intended results

To outline critical priorities for investment for Cork Chamber members as Budget 2027 approaches across key policy areas: competitiveness; housing; transport; infrastructure; education, talent & skills; energy and urban evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To outline critical priorities for investment for Cork Chamber members as Budget 2027 approaches, including an ongoing focus on competitiveness, strengthening the enterprise economy, supporting SMEs and attracting talent and investment.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Economic Development and Industry
Intended results

To outline critical priorities for Cork Chamber members as Budget 2027 approaches, including an ongoing focus on competitiveness, strengthening the enterprise economy, supporting SMEs and attracting talent and investment.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to housing in Budget 2027, including the delivery of sufficient housing supply aligned to the Cork region's growth trajectory, as well as a revision of key housing support schemes to reflect market evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Housing
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to housing in Budget 2027, including the delivery of sufficient housing supply aligned to the Cork region's growth trajectory, as well as a revision of key housing support schemes to reflect market evolution.

Register of Lobbying2026-09-18

Lobbying return by Cork Chamber

Transport
Intended results

To outline key areas for investment for Cork business with regard to transport in Budget 2027, including the progression of key projects such as Luas Cork, BusConnects Cork and the Cork Northern Distributor Multi-modal Route, as well as a continued focus on transport network…