Fire safety officer sent to UHL amid overcrowding concerns in A&E

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said the HSE will ask consultants to work at weekends, to help reduce the backlog in emergency dpartments. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Limerick fire department is so concerned about the impact of overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) that it has sent in an inspection team.

A spokesman for Limerick councils confirmed: “Limerick City and County Council can confirm that a Fire Officer carried out an inspection at the Emergency Department of the University Hospital Limerick on Tuesday January 3, 2023, and that we are awaiting their final report”.