Rabbitte

In a rare occurrence in the Dáil, Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte received applause from the opposition after she committed to reimburse the cost of private consultations.

Ms Rabbitte said that the HSE has now been directed to set up a minimum of six regional assessment units for children, which will involve a combination of public-private.

Ms Rabbitte said the incident has not put her off running again in the next general election, however, she said: "On that night back in January, there were a couple of moments that night when I queried myself as to why I do this.

A JUDGE HAS convicted a south Galway farmer of assaulting Junior Government Minister, Anne Rabbitte (FF) when throwing a sealed bag of cow dung towards her at a public meeting.

Minister of State at the Department of Children, Anne Rabbitte, says the figures are unacceptable.