Over 780,000 patients waiting for treatment - NTPF More than 780,700 patients were waiting to be seen at a public hospital for assessment or treatment at the end of April, according to new … Health • 15 May 20
More than 200,000 children on health waiting lists Almost 215,000 children are on waiting lists for health care services, with more than one in four waiting for longer than a year. Ireland • 06 Dec 19
'Moving in right direction' on waiting lists - Varadkar The Taoiseach has said "we are moving in the right direction" when it comes to waiting lists for operations and procedures. Ireland • 14 Sep 18
Hospital waiting lists reach high of 707,000 The total number of people on waiting lists to be treated, or seen by a doctor, now stands at over 707,000, the highest number recorded. Health • 14 Jun 18
Slight increase in hospital waiting lists in March Overall national hospital waiting lists increased slightly last month by 5,625 patients. Health • 13 Apr 18
Tánaiste defends Govt action on hospital waiting lists The Tánaiste has defended the Government's action in dealing with hospital waiting lists. News • 09 Nov 17
Nearly 685,000 patients waiting for hospital care Overall national waiting lists for hospital care have continued to rise, with over 684,800 patients now waiting. Health • 08 Nov 17
Harris to 'shine a light' on HSE management Minister for Health Simon Harris has told Fine Gael TDs and Senators that he "intends to shine a light" on management in the Health Service … News • 08 Feb 17
Waiting list figure much higher than NTPF suggests The number of patients waiting for operations or medical procedures is double the number on the waiting lists published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, … News • 07 Feb 17
€15m extra funding to cut hospital waiting lists An extra half a billion euro has been allocated to the Department of Health for next year, bringing its annual spending to €14.6 billion. Budget 2017 • 12 Oct 16
Harris urged to tackle 'chaos' at public hospitals A Consultant Ophthalmologist based at the Mater Private and Temple Street Children's Hospital in Dublin has said the Minister of Health needs to address issues … News • 10 Aug 16
Over 400,000 waiting for outpatient appointment New waiting list figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund show there were over 405,000 people waiting to be seen at an outpatient clinic for … News • 10 Apr 15
33 hospitals report rising waiting lists New waiting list figures up to the end of January reveal a significant increase in the number of adults and children waiting for treatment, with … News • 20 Feb 15
Hospital waiting lists still rising Hospital waiting lists for patients continued to rise in November, according to the latest performance report published by the HSE. News • 28 Jan 15
Varadkar: No attempt to hide waiting list details The Irish Patients' Association has described the news that thousands of patients are on hidden waiting lists within the health service as "yet another symptom … News • 21 Dec 14
Varadkar denies reports of extra €500m for health Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has moved to deny reports that he had secured an extra €500m for the health budget, saying he has been … News • 06 Oct 14
Acute hospitals overspend budgets by over €63m New figures from the HSE show that acute hospitals have overspent their budgets by over €63m in the first three months of the year and … News • 28 May 14
Drop in long-term outpatient waiting list figures Minister for Health James Reilly has told the Dáil that new figures show a 95% reduction in those waiting over 12 months for an outpatient … News • 28 Jan 14
Reilly promises to cut hospital waiting lists Minister for Health James Reilly has promised a massive reduction in hospital waiting lists by the end of this year. News • 19 Sep 13
Four-year wait for over 5,000 Limerick patients Over 5,600 patients in Limerick are waiting four years or more for an outpatient appointment, according to the latest figures from the HSE. News • 07 May 13
Up to 350,000 patients on consultant waiting list The Department of Health suggests that up to 350,000 patients could be on a waiting list to see a consultant at an out-patient department. News • 21 Jun 12
