It will have 12 single bedrooms, rooms for outpatient day services, and an 11-space car park.

The Social Democrats put forward a motion yesterday to address the housing crisis, including closing 'legal tax loopholes' that benefit some property investors.

Areas affected include Newtowngore and Mohill in Co Leitrim; Drumlish, Ardagh and Ballymahon in Co Longford; Athlone; and Mantua, near Elphin, in Co Roscommon.

10 per cent of all forestry in Leitrim was knocked down in the storm - but landowners still need felling licences to clear the timber.