There are more than 500 people waiting on hospital trolleys for beds again today.
The total of 543 means it is the second day in a row the figure has passed the 500 mark.
The worst affected is Cork University Hospital where there are 46 people lying on makeshift beds.
[media=gns]GN34993[/media]The Health Minister Simon Harris last week apologised for the problem, but has so far failed to bring the numbers down.
