Consultants, doctors in training, and nurses and midwives who graduated this year are not affected by the embargo.

The premises was, according to the report, 'filthy' with dirty cardboard used as a food contact surface for cooked rice and on the flooring throughout.

There are currently 2 thousand fewer GP's than the country needs.

Local councillor Peggy Nolan welcomed the announcement, adding that it was a long time coming for the facility.

A small cohort of patients with minor injuries, who meet strict clinical and geographical criteria, will be brought directly to the injury unit

Services in the region such as emergency departments, inpatient admissions and various therapies are reporting either major overcrowding or long waiting lists.

Their appearance comes against a backdrop of a recruitment freeze and lower than expected budget funding.

The call comes from Green Party Senator Pauline O'Reilly as part of World Menopause Day.