According to the data, Westmeath is the county with the highest amount of claimants.

According to the report, no one was prosecuted by local authorities for a failure to pay.

Roscommon is the county with the 2nd highest number of closures in the country.

Leitrim is currently the county with the lowest amount of claimants of the Allowance nationally, at 1232.

These new figures reveal that Leitrim is the cheapest county in Ireland to rent in the country.

New figures from Geowax show the average price of a home in the Shannonside Northern Sound Region stands at €168,000.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar extended the condolences of the nation to everyone impacted by the tragedy.

They died in a crash on their way to a debs on Monday night, while three others were injured.