Thirteen children under the age of 16 were waiting for beds across the three children's hospitals on Tuesday morning, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).
According to the INMO's Trolley Watch, five were waiting at National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, four at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, and four at Temple Street Children's University Hospital.
Overall, 589 admitted patients were waiting for beds on Tuesday morning, with 431 patients waiting in emergency departments while 158 were in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
At University Hospital Limerick, 105 admitted patients were waiting for beds on Tuesday. 48 were waiting in the emergency department and 57 were waiting in wards elsewhere.
51 patients were waiting for beds at Cork University Hospital, 43 were waiting and University Hospital Galway, and 29 were waiting at Sligo University Hospital.
49 admitted patients were waiting for a bed at Tallaght University Hospital, with 32 waiting in the emergency department and 17 waiting in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
38 patients were waiting at St Vincent's University Hospital, 34 were waiting at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, and 21 were waiting at Naas General Hospital.
