The Department says the decision has been made due to an assessment of evidence.

Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact Roscommon Garda Station.

Those who break the proposed regulations if approved, will be subject to a Garda fine.

Gardai marked cash to see if they would be taken and they allegedly were.

The former demin factory closed in 1999, with the lands subject to a number of planning proposals in the last ten years.

There will also be a new fee for Judicial Reviews being taken against planning decisions which may be covered if the challenger wins the case.

Aidan Kelly has applied for permission to construct the two-storey homes at Barrymore just outside Athlone.

They withdrew their services to highlight the Government's failure to reverse cuts introduced as part of an austerity programme during the financial crisis.