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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 Lobbying2025-01-14

Lobbying return by Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Education and Training
Intended results

Postponement of 'accelerated' Senior Cycle redevelopment programme::Depth of treatment of subject content reflected in subject specifications::Appropriate weighting accorded to additional assessment components (AACs) in each subject::A schedule for release of subject guidelines…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-14

Lobbying return by Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Education and Training
Intended results

Abolition of Croke Park hours::Increased professional time (non-teaching time) for teachers::Reduction in pupil-teacher ratio

Register of Lobbying2025-01-14

Lobbying return by Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)

Education and Training
Intended results

Provision of permanent posts (subject to probation) for new teachers::Measures to address cost of housing/ rent

Register of Lobbying2025-01-14

Lobbying return by ChildVision

Education and Training
Intended results

To secure meetings with Ministers and progress ongoing funding negotiations

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "ChildVision" has no legal form. "CHILDVISION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 453711) 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 Lobbying2025-01-13

Lobbying return by Galway Film Resource Centre Limited

Arts
Intended results

Establishment of a Regional Development Strategy for the Screen Industries including amendment of the Section 481 Tax Credit to address regional production.

Register of Lobbying2025-01-13

Lobbying return by National Principals' Forum

Education and Training
Intended results

We intended to give politicians the information they needed to be more congisant of the specific issues maligning Primary Education, so that these would feature on political Budget Manifestos and thus ensure a positive outcome and badly needed increase in allocation of funding…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-13

Lobbying return by Dyslexia Association of Ireland

Education and Training
Intended results

To raise awareness of Oireachtas members on the urgent need for extra time for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties when sitting State Exams (Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate) as part of the accommodations offered within the RACE (Reasonable Accommodations…

Register of Lobbying2025-01-08

Lobbying return by Irish Self Catering Federation

Tourism
Intended results

See a change in the Legislation for Short Term rental providers in Ireland. Ref. STR legislation Bill for STR.

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 Lobbying2025-01-07

Lobbying return by Galway Centre for Independent Living

Health
Intended results

Improvement in funding for citizens to live independently.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Galway Centre for Independent Living" has no legal form. "GALWAY CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 302845) 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 Lobbying2024-12-18

Lobbying return by Galway Simon Community

Communications
Intended results

Letter sent requesting the consideration of the solutions outlined in the Election Manifesto of the Simon Communities of Ireland in relation to addressing homelessness and advocate to protect vulnerable people and their support services in the West.

Register of Lobbying2024-12-11

Lobbying return by Coeliac Society Of Ireland

Social Protection
Intended results

End the current discriminate against coeliac and gluten intolerant children with the roll out of the School Meals Programme in Sept 2023. Immediate action to make it compulsory that schools participating in the Programme cater to the needs of coeliac children where there is a…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Coeliac Society Of Ireland" has no legal form. "COELIAC SOCIETY OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 367017) 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.