It comes as the Bishop of Elphin confirmed recently that Fr Michael Hickey would return to his order in Dublin after seven years in Roscommon.

The application has been received by county planners and a decision is expected to be made by the end of August.

According to Freedom of Information figures. security staff were paid €5,000.

Minister of State for Disabilities, Anne Rabbitte announced yesterday that €23m in capital funding has been allocated nationally.

Fine Gael's Gareth Scahill says the issue has been raised with him a number of times since his election last month.

Over 870,000 euro was paid out to 130 people, compared to less than 665,000 euro for 70 claims in 2022.

The issue came to a head on the 24th of January 2022 when Gardaí received reports of a disturbance related to large gathering of people at Palace Crescent, Ardnacassa off the Ballinalee Road.

Across the region, 56 people are waiting for admission at local hospitals in the Shannonside Region.