Sinn Fein TDs from across the West and North West discussed the issue in the Dail Chamber last night.

Hospital officials are warning that non-serious patients will face significant waiting times.

The issue of serious overcrowding has cropped up at several hospitals across the region in recent months

The numbers of people on trolleys across the country are continuing to be worryingly high as hospitals still have Covid protocols to implement

The national figure is the highest number of patients on trolleys in one day since the start of the pandemic.

Hospitals across the region are facing increased trolley numbers of non-Covid patients.

Tony Canavan heads the Saolta Group of seven hospitals across the west and north-west, and says he's expecting the numbers to grow further.

Nationally, over 210 people are on trolleys across the country