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Foster carers across the Midlands who are waiting for foster carer payments may not be paid until March this year, it has emerged.

As locals in Roscommon fought this week to retain their hospital services, there was good news in Athlone over the future of St Vincent’s Hospital.

Despite the economic meltdown and the common perception that plans for a health centre in Clonbrusk were fully long-fingered, a local councillor is confident a smaller version is soon going to be built on its earmarked site between Ashdale Grove and the Arcadia retail park.

The HSE has confirmed that they do not intend to alter or end respite services provided at College View in Mullingar.

Despite cross-party unanimity and at least 20 supporters in the public gallery, the future of Loughloe House as a HSE entity was rubberstamped this week, when local HSE manager, Joe Ruane, admitted to the monthly meeting of Athlone Town Council that there was nothing he could do about the geriatric facility beside the Jolly Mariner.

The report of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) on Athlone’s Loughloe House care facility is due to be published in the coming days.

The Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) for Mullingar is set to open this month, according to the HSE.