It's understood the rise will be signed off by the majority of councillors at their budget meeting tomorrow.

It comes after the Roscommon Hospital Action Committee claimed the 24-bed unit in the hospital needs to be replaced.

A combination of state and community funding is being spent on making the building more comfortable and energy-efficient.

The government committed to the unit in 2011 after Roscommon Hospital's A&E closed and funding was approved four years later.

Several footpaths in these towns have been widened and, as a result, the roads have been narrowed.

In total, there are 756 people on the social housing waiting list in Co Roscommon.