Latest: Government taking action to avoid 'indignity' of trolley waits for hospital patients, says Taoiseach

Latest: The Taoiseach insists the government is taking action to address the trolley crisis.

Update 8.30pm: The Taoiseach insists the government is taking action to address the trolley crisis.

INMO figures show 544 patients were waiting on a bed in hospitals across the country today, a slight drop from 555 yesterday.