'It just sounds like it’s out of control': Fears raised as UHL still under pressure

INMO counted 86 people on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick and five in Ennis on Tuesday

Senator Dee Ryan said: 'We are already very worried about this winter. We have the highest level of patients on trolleys across the country.' Picture: iStock

Questions are being asked about plans to reduce winter hospital overcrowding in Limerick in the wake of delays to a review of emergency services.

There were 86 people on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and five in Ennis on Tuesday, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Separate HSE data showed five people waiting longer than 24 hours for a bed.