There are concerns that no extra beds are on the way.
There's an all year-round crisis when it comes to overcrowding in hospitals,
That's the warning from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation who say over 3,000 patients were waiting on trolleys this week.
Sinn Fein's Deputy David Cullinane is concerned no extra beds are on the way:

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