The figures were released to the Irish Examiner from the Department of Integration.

The panning was approved this week by Leitrim County Council.

Thousands of homes are expected to be developed in the region before 2030.

The report shows increases continuing across the country as the housing crisis continues

The Longford resident was one of almost 1,000 people who were formally granted citizenship in Kerry yesterday

The elderly man was badly injured in an incident at his house earlier this year.

The search is said to have begun around 11 o' clock this morning at the home of the well known businessman