Rabbitte was first elected to the Dáil in 2016. She is the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on children and youth affairs. She was elected to Galway County Council in 2014. She previously worked for 25 years as a financial adviser. She also ran a community childcare facility for three years.

I want to bring a Galway East voice to cabinet to ensure that the constituency gets its fair share. We also need action on housing, health, farming and resourcing gardaí and an end to this FG spin.

A lot of constituents are telling me that their biggest issues are the cost of living. Policy changes and a different approach to resource management within government departments would ease the pressure on people's pockets.

Continue to push for an affordable childcare scheme and more investment in the childcare sector. Parents just don’t have the options and its impacting families and providers across the country.