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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)

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Declared items: 0
CRO-matched interests: 0
Awards to declared companies: 2189
Lobbying returns: 4
SIPO donation records: 74%
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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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Lobbying return by Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA)

Transport

Intended results

The IWA position would influence policy regarding the safe use of e-scooters

Lobbying return by Grant Thornton

Taxation

Intended results

Raise awareness among TDs and Senators of the CCAB-I submission for Budget 2022 and of the flagged issue (including potential scale etc.)

Lobbying return by Ibec

Economic Development and Industry

Intended results

Secure commitment to more autonomy to business for the planned phased reopening.::Ensure the roadmap provides absolute clarity and certainty for all businesses to fully reopen as quickly as possible beginning no later than mid-September.

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.

Lobbying return by Rehab Group

Transport

Intended results

To secure a bus shelter for RehabCare service users in Casla, Co. Galway

Lobbying return by Ecocem Ireland

Environment

Intended results

To raise awareness of the carbon benefits of moving to low carbon cement

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Ecocem Ireland" has no legal form. "ECOCEM IRELAND LIMITED" (CRO 282625) 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.

Lobbying return by Waterford Chamber of Commerce

Budgetary matters

Intended results

Asking for Ministers' consideration of Waterford Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Waterford Chamber of Commerce" equals CRO name "WATERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" (CRO 130123) 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.

Lobbying return by Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA)

Transport

Intended results

To highlight the need for Ireland to accept fully vaccinated passengers from the USA to ensure continued connectivity.

Lobbying return by Irish Air Line Pilots Association (IALPA)

Transport

Intended results

To address the issues of professionally supervised rapid antigen testing in aviation and ask that Aviation is included in the terms of reference in the implementation group led by Professor Horgan.

Lobbying return by Technological Universities Association

Education and Training

Intended results

Investment in technological higher education sector in Budget 2022::To secure €34.5m investment in Digitalisation & Infrastructure for technological higher education institutions in Budget 2022::To secure €44.6m investment in human capital for technological higher education…

Lobbying return by Irish Exporters Association

Transport

Intended results

For the relevant Minister to consider proposals from IEA members on how to address the HGV driver shortage and to take swift action at the Government's disposal.

Derived link · Matched by name with added legal form

Published name "Irish Exporters Association" has no legal form. "IRISH EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE" (CRO 13805) 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.

Lobbying return by Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ireland

Health

Intended results

The establishment of a respite service suited to the needs of adults and children with PWS in Ireland

Lobbying return by Ruhama

Justice and Equality

Intended results

To give an overview of the work of Ruhama and the environment surrounding prostitution and sex trafficking policy in Ireland

Derived link · Matched by exact company name

Published name "Ruhama" equals CRO name "RUHAMA" (CRO 209799) 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.

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.

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.

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.