Yesterday Michael Lowry announced that the HSE had sanctioned the extra staff while the procurement process for the 40 bed motel is now underway.
Speaking on Tipp Today Consultant Paud O'Regan paid particular praise to Deputy Lowry stating he was instrumental in the breakthrough.
However today Chair of the Hospital Action group and local TD Seamus Healy says it was the culmination of work from all sides.
While Deputy Mattie McGrath dismissed the notion that his decision not to back the government in power has left him out in the cold.
