Politicians advised to get panic alarms and vary routes home for their safety 

TDs issued with security advice in the wake of incident when dung was thrown at Anne Rabbitte and Ciarán Cannon 

Carrying a personal alarm is one of a list of measures suggested for politicians. Stock picture

Politicians have been told to consider carrying panic alarms and to vary the way they travel to work as the Government assesses whether to pay for increased security measures.

Oireachtas and Department of Public Expenditure officials met yesterday following last week’s incident in which bags of excrement were thrown at Fianna Fáil junior minister Anne Rabbitte and Fine Gael TD Ciaran Cannon at a public meeting in Galway.