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Crisis in hospitals alleviated "thanks to the staff".

Géarchéim in ospidéil maolaithe "a bhuí leis an bhfoireann".

The co-leader of the Social Democrats Róisín Shortall said that it is a shame that weeks ago all the resources of the health system were used to tackle the crisis in the country's hospital emergency departments.

Dúirt comhcheannaire na nDaonlathaithe Sóisialta Róisín Shortall gur mór an náire nár baineadh leas seachtainí ó shin as acmhainní uile an chórais sláinte le dul i ngleic leis an ngéarchéim i ranna éigeandála ospidéil na tíre.

The crisis is said to have eased considerably over the weekend after hospitals discharged hundreds of patients and many of those on trolleys were placed in beds in wards.

Deirtear gur mhaolaigh an ghéarchéim go mór i gcaitheamh an deireadh seachtaine tar éis do na hospidéil na céadta othar a scaoileadh amach agus go leor den dream a bhí ar thralaithe a chur i leapacha i mbardaí.

Over 400 patients were discharged from hospitals last Saturday compared to 278 the previous Saturday, which is a 44% reduction.

Barr ar 400 othar a scaoileadh amach as ospidéil Dé Sathairn seo caite i gcomórtas le 278 an Satharn roimhe sin, ar dífear 44 faoin gcéad é.

The Health Service Executive says that it was thanks to the large number of staff who worked extra shifts that it was possible to discharge so many patients from the hospitals.

Deir Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte gur a bhuí leis an líon mór ball foirne a rinne sealanna breise oibre a bhíothas in ann an oiread sin othar a scaoileadh amach as na hospidéil.

In fact, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly thanked the staff for the extra work they did for the benefit of the patients.

Go deimhin, ghabh an tAire Sláinte Stephen Donnelly buíochas leis an bhfoireann as an obair bhreise a rinne siad ar son leas na n-othar.

It is understood that some of the patients who were discharged from the hospitals were sent to private hospitals; that others were placed in step-down recovery beds; and that the rest were discharged home, where they are being provided with the care services they need.

Tuigtear gur cuireadh cuid de na hothair a scaoileadh amach as na hospidéil, gur cuireadh iad in ospidéil phríobháideacha; gur cuireadh cuid eile acu i leapacha téarnaimh céim síos; agus gur scaoileadh an chuid eile abhaile, mar a bhfuil na seirbhísí cúraim a theastaíonn uathu á gcur ar fáil dóibh.

It is a shame, however, according to Róisín Shortall, that this gum was not planted weeks ago.

Is údar náire é mar sin féin, dar le Róisín Shortall, nár cuireadh an gúm seo i gcion seachtainí ó shin.

She suggested that the cause of the ineffectiveness is a disagreement between the Health Service Function and the Department of Health about who is responsible for resolving the issue.

Thug sí le tuiscint gur easaontas idir Fheidhmeanacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte agus an Roinn Sláinte faoi cé acu atá freagrach as an gceist a réiteach is cúis leis an mí-éifeacht.

Ultimately, however, she claimed, the Minister of Health is responsible for it.

Ar deireadh, áfach, a mhaígh sí, is é an tAire Sláinte atá freagrach as.

Speaking on RTÉ, Róisín Shortall said that everyone is putting the bag from their own home and that an integrated approach can be implemented.

Ag labhairt di ar RTÉ, duirt Róisín Shortall go mbíonn gach dream ag cur an phúca ón dteach féin agus gur mithid cur chuige comhtháite a chur i bhfeidhm.

Without that, she says, the crisis in the country's hospitals is a vicious circle without stopping.

Dá uireasa sin, ar sí, is fáinne fí gan stad a bheas sa ghéarchéim in ospidéil na tíre.