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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 Lobbying2025-09-01

Lobbying return by Stop Climate Chaos coalition

Environment
Intended results

TD's were asked to attend a Lobby event with their constituents to hear about they care about climate change and the actions they want their representatives to take.

Register of Lobbying2025-08-29

Lobbying return by SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IRELAND FOUNDATION CLG

Health
Intended results

Individuals with SMA who were <18yo when the medicine was approved continue to receive treatment into adulthood. However, their peers who were over 18 are excluded from treatment. This injustice continues, With a small number of adults excluded from treatment. We are campaigning…

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IRELAND FOUNDATION CLG" equals CRO name "SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY IRELAND FOUNDATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 656603) 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 Lobbying2025-08-22

Lobbying return by Sign Language Interpreting Service

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Promote equality and inclusion to continue the redress of the systematic exclusion and marginalisation of Ireland’s Deaf community from 2025. ::Increase the number of trained Irish Sign Language Interpreters

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Sign Language Interpreting Service" equals CRO name "SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING SERVICE" (CRO 434358) 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 Lobbying2025-06-30

Lobbying return by Independent Concrete Control Management Clg

Banking and Financial Institutions
Intended results

Persuade Cabinet not to increase Personal Injury Guidelines as per recommendation of Judicial Council as this would be detrimental to many employers and to the country at large.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Independent Concrete Control Management Clg" equals CRO name "INDEPENDENT CONCRETE CONTROL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 146270) 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 Lobbying2025-06-06

Lobbying return by DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS

Foreign Affairs
Intended results

Implementation of policies

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS" equals CRO name "DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS" (CRO 94384) 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 Lobbying2025-05-30

Lobbying return by McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Limited

Employment
Intended results

To express serious concerns in relation to proposed increases to the Minimum Annual Remuneration (MAR) for employment permits and highlight the significant challenges that would be faced by employers should they proceed. The intended result would be that such proposed increases…

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Published name "McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Limited" equals CRO name "MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS OF IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 127316) 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 Lobbying2025-05-27

Lobbying return by Ability West

Development and Zoning
Intended results

To seek position on Toghermore funding for Equine Centre of which AW has expressed an interest::To establish the up to date position

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Ability West" equals CRO name "ABILITY WEST" (CRO 41317) 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 Lobbying2025-05-23

Lobbying return by Irish District Energy Association

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Policy and grant supports for District Heating in Ireland, in order to support hitting the government emissions reduction targets for heat

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish District Energy Association" has no legal form. "IRISH DISTRICT ENERGY ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 619382) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Creative Retail Distribution Limited

Taxation
Intended results

A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Creative Retail Distribution Limited" equals CRO name "CREATIVE RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED" (CRO 539887) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Engaging with key stakeholders to progress priorities for Disability Service Providers and People who are supported by disability services

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability" has no legal form. "NATIONAL FEDERATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 330650) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability

Justice and Equality
Intended results

Attendance of key stakeholders at the launch of a recruitment initiative for disability services

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability" has no legal form. "NATIONAL FEDERATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROVIDERS SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 330650) 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 Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Environment
Intended results

That the new Dáil and Seanad continues to play a critical role in holding the Government accountable and in ensuring the principle of climate justice is integrated across relevant policies.

Register of Lobbying2025-05-21

Lobbying return by Friends of the Earth

Energy and Natural Resources
Intended results

Secure commitments in Programme for Government to implement joint civil society campaign demands on energy poverty, as well as FoE campaign demands re climate and data centres