Most of the beds were open on Tuesday, however it was expected that all 96 beds would be available on Wednesday, the HSE said

This comes after Hiqa released a report suggesting three solutions to the issue of overcrowding in University Hospital Limerick

University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded hospital

University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded with 105 people waiting for beds followed by University Hospital Galway with 73 people on trollies.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's (INMO) Trolley watch figures show 344 patients were waiting in emergency departments, while 138 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital.

According to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwvies Association (INMO), the hospital with the worst overcrowding this morning in University Hospital Limerick with 92 people without beds.

University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital in the State on Monday morning, with 105 patients there waiting on trolleys

University Hospital Limerick had the largest number of patients waiting for a hospital bed

Of the 545 patients waiting for a hospital bed on Wednesday morning, 115 were in University Hospital Limerick

Over 3,000 patients have been left waiting on trolleys so far this month

The INMO Trolley Watch counts the number of patients who have been admitted to acute hospitals

Photos taken inside the ED this morning show the hospital could still not offer patients privacy nor dignity as they squeezed together  in the embattled trolley trenches.

The INMO said March was an 'extremely busy month' in Irish hospitals

Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney said tackling resourcing at the hospital is a ‘priority’ for the Government

Dr Kelleher said that everyone was aware of the pressure on emergency rooms in hospitals and the crowding issues

Of the 150 people waiting for beds at UHL, 65 were in the Emergency Department and 85 were in wards elsewhere in the hospital

HSE boss Bernard Gloster said systems were holding up well during the mid-winter pressures

A damning internal review of the circumstances of the death of Aoife Johnston, (16), from Shannon, Co Clare, was provided to her family last week, it emerged on Sunday.

The ESRI said 300 additional hospital beds are needed each year to keep up with population growth

University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital during the month with a total of 2,043 people on trolleys.