Factors adversely impacting performance during the bank holiday period included reduced patient flow activity due to the bank holiday landing on a Tuesday.

524 patients were being treated on trolleys in Irish hospitals on Tuesday.

The most overcrowded hospital last month was University Hospital Limerick, with 2,234 patients.

100,111 patients have been treated in hospital without a bed so far in 2024.

The most overcrowded hospital on Tuesday morning was University Hospital Limerick