The government is facing calls to substantially increase its budget for the health sector.
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The INMO says a significant investment in beds and staff is the only way to address what it calls an overcrowding crisis.
Last month, the number of patients on a trolley at University Hosptial Limerick rose by 80%, while one of the 653 people who was on a trolley was a 101 year old Clare woman who spent over 24 hours waiting to be given a bed.
General Secretary of the INMO Liam Doran says problems at the region's main hospital remain among the worst in the country.
