Anne Rabbitte


Anne Rabbitte is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister of State for Disability since July 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála for the Galway East constituency since the 2016 general election.
She was a member of Galway County Council from 2014 to 2016.
In May 2016, she was appointed to the Fianna Fáil Front Bench, as Spokesperson for Children and Youth Affairs.
In April 2019, Rabbitte criticised plans to excavate the site of the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, describing it as "a wilful waste of public money", and questioned if the intention was to dig up every cillín in Ireland.