He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in the Meath/Westmeath Division.

Locally, there were 166 people in hospitals across the Shannonside region with the flu yesterday.

That's according to its chief executive Paddy Mahon, who says it's important to have match funding in place for projects.

The Seanad comprises of 49 Senators across five vocational panels and two university panels along with 11 Taoiseach appointments bringing the total to 60.

Some sites are overflowing and rubbish is now being dumped next to them.

It comes as the number of people hospitalised with the flu almost doubled in the last week.

Roscommon County Planners granted permission for the development with 11 conditions attached.

The data provides a breakdown of the total amount of patients waiting on trolleys and in wards in hospitals across the country.