I raise a real issue facing real workers. As the INMO conference gets under way this week, more than 700 patients are waiting on trolleys. It is an outrageous figure, but one that has somehow become the new normal under this Government. To still have more than 700 patients waiting for beds in May, well past the peak of respiratory illnesses, is indicative of a year-round trolley crisis. Our overcrowded healthcare service has become unsuitable for both patients and workers. We hear harrowing stories from the INMO and from individuals on the front line, who feel they cannot provide adequate care in the circumstances. All workers deserve to work in a safe environment where they are supported to deliver the highest standard of care. It is no wonder we are seeing retention and recruitment crises across the healthcare service, given the sort of issues and conditions that are under way. The INMO has consistently raised overcrowding. Will the Taoiseach act now to ensure safe staffing levels across our healthcare services and to address the concerns raised by the INMO?

I thank the Deputy. We are and we will. As I mentioned earlier, more than 1,000 additional beds have been added to our acute hospital system since this Government came into office. We have added about 6,000 more doctors, nurses and midwives than was the case three years ago, so we are doing those things. There is an engagement between the Government and the nurses' union on particular issues involving safety in the workplace as well.