Meanwhile, Councillor Des Guckian accused the local authority of putting more pressure on local businesses.

Fine Gael councillor Enda McGloin will raise the issue at Monday's meeting of Ballinamore Municipal District.

Local councillors can increase or reduce local property tax, by up to 15 per cent, from the basic rate set nationally.

The Lough Allen Hotel has accommodated around 170 Ukrainians for over two years, but they’ve been told to leave by the end of this month.

The department is shutting several centres because of the state’s new policy of only offering refugees 90 days’ accommodation, and an increasing number of vacancies.

The initial consultation period has been extended to the 27th of October, having originally been due to close on the 2nd of October.

Councillor Enda McGloin believes the netting needs to be installed to prevent birds from landing on the exposed water and potentially spreading disease.