The deputy claimed it is 'utterly unacceptable' that the HSE has not staffed the MRI scanner.

Galway University Hospital has the second highest figure nationally at 48, with the third worst affected hospital being Sligo with 40 people currently waiting for admission.

Galway University Hospital has the second highest figure nationally at 61,

Nationally, 72-thousand 391 people have gone without a bed in Irish hospitals in 2023.

The provision of the state of the art device to the hospital is the work of years of fundraising.

The youngest patient was 14 years old and the eldest was 55.

Overall, 74 patients are waiting for admission at local hospitals as of this morning

TD Robert Troy is calling for 85 new parking spaces at the hospital.