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Consultant doctors unhappy with the Health Minister's proposal.

Dochtúirí comhairleacha míshásta le moladh an Aire Sláinte.

The lack of beds in hospitals and the shortage of consultant doctors is the cause of the current crisis in the health system, according to Professor Matthew Sadlier from the Irish Doctors' Union.

An easpa leapacha in ospidéil agus an gannntanas dochtúirí comhairleacha is siocair leis an ngéarchéim atá sa chóras sláinte faoi láthair, dar leis an Ollamh Matthew Sadlier ó Cheardchumann Dochtúirí na hÉireann.

He said that the crisis is a vicious circle and claimed that the lack of capital investment in the health system is actually the cause of the evil.

Dúirt sé gur fáinne fí atá sa ghéarchéim agus mhaígh gurb é an easpa infheistíochta caipitiúla sa chóras sláinte is cionsiocair i ndáiríre leis an olc.

Professor Sadlier was responding to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly who said yesterday that the Health Service Executive would be asking consultant doctors to work at weekends to alleviate overcrowding in hospital emergency units.

Ag tabhairt freagra a bhí an tOllamh Sadlier ar an Aire Sláinte Stephen Donnelly a dúirt inné go mbeadh Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte ag iarraidh ar dhochtúirí comhairleacha dul ag obair ar an deireadh seachtaine chun an róphlódú in aonaid éigeandála na n-ospidéal a mhaolú.

Stephen Donnelly pointed out that the situation could worsen if such measures were not implemented soon.

Thug Stephen Donnelly le fios go bhféadfadh an scéal dul in olcas mura gcuirfí bearta den sórt sin i bhfeidhm gan mhoill.

However, Professor Sadlier claimed that consultant doctors were already putting in extra hours - far more than usual, in fact - and were available all day every day of the week.

Mhaígh an tOllamh Sadlier, áfach, go raibh dochtúirí comhairleacha ag cur isteach uaireanta breise cheana féin - i bhfad níos mó ná mar is gnách, go deimhin - agus go raibh siad ar fáil an lá ar fad gach lá den tseachtain.

He added that they are on duty according to a structured roster on weekends.

Dúirt sé freisin go mbíonn siad ar dualgas de réir uainchláir struchtúrtha ar an deireadh seachtaine.

The Irish Nurses and Aides Association has revealed that there are 639 people waiting for a bed in hospitals across the country today, which is 199 less than yesterday but 83% more than the same day last year.

Tá sé tugtha le fios ag Cumann Altraí agus Ban Cabhrach na hÉireann go bhfuil 639 duine ag fanacht le leaba in ospidéil ar fud na tíre inniu, sin 199 níos lú ná inné ach 83 faoin gcéad níos mó ná an lá céanna anuraidh.

473 of the 639 patients are in emergency units and the other 166 are in other wards, according to the nurses.

Tá 473 den 639 othar in aonaid éigeandála agus tá an 166 eile i mbardaí eile, dar leis na haltraí.

The nurses and the Health Service Executive are not in agreement about this situation, however.

Níl na haltraí agus Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte ar aon fhocal faoin scéal seo, ámh.

According to the figures released by the Executive, 469 people are waiting for a bed in hospitals.

De réir na bhfigiúirí atá eisithe ag an bhFeidhmeannacht, is 469 duine atá ag fanacht le leaba sna hospidéil.