341 patients were on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital during the month of May.
This compares to 468 during the same period last year.
Nationally, over 9,800 patients were treated on trolleys, chairs, or other inappropriate bed spaces last month.
University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded, with over 2 thousand patients on trolleys.
General Secretary of the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation, Phil Ní Sheaghdha says higher numbers of staff need to be budgeted for:
