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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 Lobbying2021-09-17

Lobbying return by Connaught Airport Development Company Ltd

Transport
Intended results

Secure funding

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Connaught Airport Development Company Ltd" equals CRO name "CONNAUGHT AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED" (CRO 78973) 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 Lobbying2021-09-16

Lobbying return by Gibney Communications

Agriculture
Intended results

To encourage politicians to take steps to resolve the issue before it has a negative impact on the Irish horticultural sector.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Gibney Communications" has no legal form. "GIBNEY COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED" (CRO 237960) 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 Lobbying2021-09-16

Lobbying return by Vintners' Federation of Ireland

Taxation
Intended results

There is currently significant debate at Cabinet level regarding Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) and we are totally supportive of the introduction of same. This legislation is predicated on public health advice and we have been told many times over the past year that we should always…

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vintners' Federation of Ireland" has no legal form. "VINTNERS' FEDERATION OF IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 112132) 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 Lobbying2021-09-16

Lobbying return by Dyslexia Association of Ireland

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Either the removal of the second langauge requirement or an exemption from the second language requirement for applicants with dyslexia in line with similar exemptions provided in college/university and in the armed forces.

Register of Lobbying2021-09-15

Lobbying return by Freight Transport Association of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

Raise awareness of the importance of this apprenticeship for the freight distribution and logistics sector and the requirements for all stakeholders to support its development and delivery

Register of Lobbying2021-09-15

Lobbying return by Freight Transport Association of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

Express integrator freight cargo flights must be exempt from changes to curfew and reductions in number of night flights as cargo essential to the Irish economy; global connectivity, competitiveness and recovery post covid pandemic

Register of Lobbying2021-09-15

Lobbying return by Freight Transport Association of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

Review Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) reg 2006 to be amended to make specific provision for fitment and use of flashing amber lights on vehicles used in connection with transport of abnormal loads

Register of Lobbying2021-09-15

Lobbying return by Freight Transport Association of Ireland

Transport
Intended results

Request to provide temporary derrogation to allow those with full HGV driving licence to drive legally for 'hire and reward' if they do not have an in date driver cpc card. this derrogation would require those seeking to drive to apply to the RSA as normal but would allow…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-14

Lobbying return by Bassline Strategy Ltd

Health
Intended results

Provision of information regarding the impact of heart valve disease so that political stakeholders could advocate more effectively on patients’ behalf.::Calling for a new National Cardiovascular Health Strategy which would include heart valve disease.::PQs to the Minister for…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Bassline Strategy Ltd" equals CRO name "BASSLINE STRATEGY LIMITED" (CRO 673858) 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 Lobbying2021-09-14

Lobbying return by Croi - The West of ireland Cardiac Foundation Limited

Health
Intended results

Provision of information regarding the impact of heart valve disease so that political stakeholders could advocate more effectively on patients’ behalf. Calling for a new National Cardiovascular Health Strategy which would include heart valve disease. PQs to the Minister for…

Register of Lobbying2021-09-10

Lobbying return by Griffith College Dublin

Education and Training
Intended results

To remove international students from the definition of ordinary residents, thereby removing the legal requirement for them to have very expensive private health insurance.

Register of Lobbying2021-08-19

Lobbying return by Roche Diagnostics Ltd

Health
Intended results

opportunity to discuss the role for Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing in supporting the relevant Department's activities, including the establishment of recommended feasibility pilots, as outlined in the Ferguson report.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Roche Diagnostics Ltd" equals CRO name "ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED" (CRO 905349) 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.