Stephen Donnelly admits no end in sight for UHL trolley crisis

The situation at University Hospital Limerick and other hospitals around the country is set to worsen with the numbers of people going to emergency departments with respiratory infections surging by the week

Stephen Donnelly said he has travelled to the hospital on several occasions, with management seeking additional capacity, including more nurses, emergency medicine consultants and beds. Photo: Sasko Lazarov / © RollingNews.ie

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has admitted there is no end in sight to the trolley crisis at University Hospital Limerick more than 18 months after he sent in an “expert team” to address the situation.

“There are going to be people on trolleys in Limerick right through the winter,” Mr Donnelly admitted in an interview with the Irish Examiner during which he also said he could not guarantee that the situation will be better in a year's time.