Cllr Des Guckian will raise this issue at a meeting of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District this morning.

Sinn Féin Councillor Cormac Flynn brought a motion forward at last Monday's Leitrim County Council meeting about the issue.

Councillor Ita Reynolds Flynn doesn't believe it should be reduced as the funds are vital for community projects.

He says vacant staff positions in the audiology service in Sligo are causing long waiting lists - affecting those who need assessments and hearing aids.

The ladies' side beat Tyrone in the All-Ireland Intermediate Final in Croke Park last month.

Farmer and Fianna Fáil councillor near Leitrim village, Paddy Farrell, says it's needed due to the extremely wet summer and a severe fodder shortage.

That's according to local Fine Gael councillor Maeve Reynolds, who was speaking at a Leitrim County Council meeting yesterday.

Councillors signed off on it at their meeting yesterday, but concern was expressed by Independent councillor Des Guckian.