The HSE's Director General says he doesn't need more money to deal with the immediate hospital overcrowding crisis.
Latest figures show over 600 people were awaiting treatment on trolleys and chairs around the country yesterday.
The Health Minister's expected to make a statement on the issue at some stage today.
Tony O'Brien says he spoke to Leo Varadkar about six times yesterday, but he didn't ask for more cash, as he doesn't need it 'right now'.
He says he doesn't want money, or the lack of it, to be an impediment to solving the bigger problem:
