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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 Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

EU Affairs
Intended results

To secure a comprehensive package of market supports and direct aid for farmers from the EU to cover a hard Brexit and the losses already incurred.::New emergency market distrubance measures under EU Reg. 1308/13, Article 219/221 are required.::For the EU to provide support of…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To secure additional lairage and shipping capacity to allow larger number of calves to be exported through France to their final European destinations.::Engagement with the French authorities to facilitate such increase in capacity.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Vodafone Ireland

Communications
Intended results

To ensure an understanding of Vodafone's concerns on 3.6 GHz spectrum transition, and our Sustainable Business Report.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Vodafone Ireland" has no legal form. "VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 326967) 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 Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Wind Energy Ireland

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

A grace period to be provided to enable renewable energy developers to qualify for REFIT if the qualification deadline is missed through no fault of theirs.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment
Intended results

To emphasise to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action & Environment, the importance of building on the policy recommendations provided by the report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action, in the All-of-Government Plan on climate action.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Beefplan Movement

Agriculture
Intended results

Communicate the concerns our beef producer members have in relation to the Irish beef sector

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Beefplan Movement" has no legal form. "BEEF PLAN MOVEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 640399) 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 Lobbying2019-05-21

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment
Intended results

That the potential of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action process is fulfilled, by ensuring the launch of the Report focuses on the significance of the document, the significance of the range of actions included in the Report, and the significance of the mandate it…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To address the severe income difficulties livestock farmers are encountering as a result of falling prices, increased costs and reduced direct payments.::To seek support for livestock farmers as these difficulties have escalated into a crises due to the fall in cattle prices,…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Agriculture
Intended results

To ensure that cattle price returns are in line with the EU/UK average and to ensure that farmers get a fair price for their cattle to ensure a income as they are encountering severe income difficulties as a result of the falling prices.::A comprehensive package of market…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA

Environment
Intended results

To welcome the recommendation in the Joint Oireachtas Report - Climate Change - A Cross-Party Consensus for Action that IFA's proposal that the Teagasc climate roadmap should form the basis for further climate action, improvements to farm level efficiencies, a reduction in…

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP

Education and Training
Intended results

Legislative change around the availability of therapeutic counselling to children in second-level institutions.

Register of Lobbying2019-05-20

Lobbying return by Oxfam Ireland

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

To widen the debate on how advancing women's economic empowerment can not only achieve gender equality but can also assist in eradicating poverty at home and abroad.