The committee met last evening to discuss the problem at the Clonmel health facility which has seen a steady rise in the amount of patients being treated on trolleys and chairs in recent weeks.
The HSE plan to open step-down beds at Our Lady's hospital in Cashel but no funding has yet been approved.
Chairperson of the Hospital action committee is Independent Deputy Seamus Healy says an official request for a meeting with Minister James Reilly the committee's first since 2011
A public meeting was also held last night in Cahir on the situation at South Tipp General…
Independent candidate in the local elections Martin Lonergan says a large crowd turned out to vent their frustration at the overcrowding problem.