Latest: Health Minister thanks emergency services after being targeted for second time in a month

The Department of Health on Baggot Street has re-opened, following the discovery of a suspicious package this morning.

Update 6.45pm: Health Minister Simon Harris has been targeted by unknown individuals for the second time in a month after an envelope containing white powder was sent directly to his office - forcing the Department of Health to temporarily evacuate.

Workers at the Department's offices on Baggot Street in central Dublin were forced to leave the building for three hours today amid widespread fears of a serious safety incident centering around the powder.