• Fine Gael TD for Galway West
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Dáil on 27 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 19 July 2013 — appointed
• Left the Seanad on 26 February 2016 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Ambulance Service Data, Hospital Waiting Lists, Insurance Industry Regulation, Primary Care Centres, Services for People with Disabilities

(based on written questions asked by Hildegarde Naughton and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (12 Jun 2025)

“As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (12 Jun 2025)

“I want to be clear that the delivery of appropriate and accessible services for children with disabilities and their families is a priority of this Government, my Department, the HSE and its lead agencies. The core principle of the Progressing Disability Services (PDS) policy is to achieve fairer and more equitable access to services for children with disabilities based on their needs,...”

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (12 Jun 2025)

“As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.”

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• Has spoken in 56 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 66 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• People have made 0 comments on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 20–21 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 28 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Hildegarde Naughton speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 347 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 106 times in debates — well below average among Senators.
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