Minister denies HSE has recruitment ban; TD claims Govt is disregarding trolley crisis

The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has hit back at claims he has no plan to deal with “outrageous” levels of patient overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).

In a lengthy statement, Mr Harris responded to stinging criticism from Sinn Féin TD, Maurice Quinlivan, about the ongoing trolley crisis as well as his concerns over the construction of a 60-bed temporary unit at the Limerick hospital.