FULL TRANSCRIPT: Maria Bailey should have spoken to Taoiseach before RTÉ interview - Harris

Health Minister Simon Harris has said fellow Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey could have withdrawn her injury claim over falling off a swing before the local and European elections.

He said the RTÉ interview with the Dun Laoghaire TD this morning was "unfortunate" and saw her “blaming lots” of other people. He also questioned why she had not spoken to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in advance of going on the radio show.