Work has started on a new €1.1 million respite facility for adults with disabilities in County Leitrim.
The five-bed development will be located at Autumn View in Carrick-on-Shannon.
It's expected the project, which caters for the families of adults with disabilities, will be completed in the next 12 months.
Fianna Fáil councillor Gary Prior says families have been waiting a long time for the facility: