The unit is an alternative to visiting an emergency department, and will prevent long waiting times for patients.

It comes as trolley figures continue to surge across the region with 62 patients waiting for a bed as of this morning.

Children with the likes of autism are waiting to have an assessment of need completed - and is nearly 1,600 more nationally in the space of 3 months.

Cllr Cormac Flynn says the ambulance base only just one crew at any given time.

Nationally, 593 patients were waiting for a bed in hospital this morning.

The Arus Carolan Community Nursing Unit in Mohill is run by the HSE and cares for over 30 residents.

The Irish College of GPs published research last week showing only two counties have adequate GP cover.

The national figures show 5,428 deaths in Emergency Departments nationwide in the past five years.