Clare’s Independent TD insists he “cannot accept” the Health Minister’s stance that the current overcrowding crisis was unavoidable.
The past two days in a row have seen a total of 760 patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals – on Monday alone, there was a record-breaking 92 without a bed at University Hospital Limerick.
Visiting restrictions have been introduced in a number of hospitals, including UHL, as they grapple with the flu outbreak, while elective procedures have been cancelled in four facilities.
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Dr Michael Harty, who is Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee, says despite the messages from Minister Simon Harris, this situation should never have arose:
