The Taoiseach insists the Government is prepared to deal with overcrowding in hospitals this Winter.
Hospitals have been seeing high attendance levels in recent weeks.
Letterkenny University Hospital has seen a 17% rise in the number of people waiting on a bed at the hospital this year. Figures published by the INMO earlier this week revealed that 6,793 admitted patients were without a bed at the hospital in 2022.
Leo Varadkar says there are a number of reasons for this; including an ageing population and the presence of three viruses; Covid, flu and RSV.
He told reporters this afternoon that despite being prepared, it’ll still be a difficult winter:
