Over 360 people are waiting on a bed at hospitals across the country this lunchtime.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says 287 people are on trolleys while a further 77 are in overflow areas of wards.
University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded with 58 people in need of a bed – according to the latest trolley watch report.
At South Tipperary General Hospital, there are 27 people being treated on trolleys and chairs.
