Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey has said she was only concerned about having her medical bills recouped for injuries she sustained after falling from a swing in a Dublin hotel.
Ms Bailey initiated a personal injury legal action against The Dean Hotel on Harcourt Street in Dublin for an alleged incident where she suffered injuries to her head, back and hip.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke she said she was "never looking for compensation".
She explained that she sat on the swing - which had a highly polished wooden seat - while holding a bottle of beer and reaching for her friend's bottle of wine she slipped to the groun
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