Meanwhile, University Hospital Galway has 57 people waiting on trolleys today.

Those figures are up from 528 compared to February 2023.

According to the IHCA, many patients will have often made alternative arrangements due to the length of time on the waiting list or may no longer be suitable for treatment.

Nationally, Limerick University Hospital is facing 112 people in their ED this morning.

Between January and May of this year a total of 5,172 patients left local hospitals before their treatment was finished.

22 patients are currently waiting to be admitted.

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.

Martin Daly has warned that some people who should be in hospital are instead being treated at home or in other settings.