The latest figures from the Irish Midwives and Nurses Organisation (INMO) show there is 467 patients waiting for a bed in hospitals on Friday.
330 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 137 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.
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The hospital with the most patients waiting for a bed is University Hospital Limerick, with 99 patients waiting for a bed.
40 people are in the emergency department, with 59 people elsewhere in the hospital.
Cork University Hospital has 58 people waiting for a bed, with 47 patients in the emergency department.
Sligo University Hospital has 42 people on trolleys, with 23 patients in the emergency department.
