# BACKLOG

Yesterday

1st February 2023

# BACKLOG

Almost 50k Learner drivers to wait 19 weeks for a test, says RSA

The national average waiting time for a driving test is currently 19 weeks, almost double the RSA’s target.

20.5k

Updated 7 hours ago

Last year

2022

# blood test backlog

St Vincent's Hospital experiencing 'significant delays' in processing blood tests for GP patients

Staffing issues over the last three weeks has resulted in a backlog from the time the bloods are received in the lab to when the results are sent back to GPs.

15.5k

Dec 8th 2022, 3:42 PM

# Department of Social Protection

Extra resources promised to clear backlog of nearly 5,000 PPS number applications

One man waiting nearly two months for his PPSN said the wait had left him financial difficulty.

20.0k

Jan 28th 2022, 6:00 AM

All time

# BACKLOG

RSA confirms plans to allow you sit your car theory test online within a 'number of months'

A minister has said that the pandemic has had a “profound effect” on theory testing services leading to a large backlog.

57.5k

Jan 24th 2021, 12:05 AM

# test and trace

HSE says it will check if people asked to identify close contacts themselves were able to

A rapid increase in cases this month resulted in a backlog in the HSE’s contact tracing system.

24.9k

Updated Oct 28th 2020, 3:45 PM

# BACKLOG

Explainer: Why our positive Covid-19 numbers from Irish labs and those from a German lab are reported separately

Health officials say including the results from a German lab in ‘new cases’ would skew the curve.

47.2k

Apr 14th 2020, 9:50 PM

# BACKLOG

Six Nations 'fully intends' to complete championship as Italy v England postponed

Meanwhile, Munster and Connacht have seen Pro14 visits to Italy postponed.

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Mar 5th 2020, 1:21 PM

# cyber crime bureau

Gardaí cut backlog of child sex abuse case analysis in half, but long delays remain

At one stage, it could take five years before gardaí would get to a case because of the volume of material for analysis.

11.2k

Dec 31st 2019, 12:05 AM

# BACKLOG

Former CervicalCheck boss says Harris was warned that offering extra smear tests could cause delays

Micheál Martin said the decision was made by the government to “save their own skin and cover their own tracks”.

21.3k

Updated Apr 3rd 2019, 12:59 PM

# BACKLOG

Delays at forensic lab mean rape victims have to wait longer for cases to progress

€10 million has been taken from the National Forensic Science Laboratory to pay for the National Children’s Hospital.

6.6k

Feb 16th 2019, 6:00 AM

# CervicalCheck

Harris asks HSE to introduce HPV testing 'as soon as possible' as roll out is pushed out due to smear test backlog

Health Minister Simon Harris promised it would be introduced in September last year. This was then pushed out to January 2019.

10.9k

Updated Feb 13th 2019, 6:13 PM

# Women's Health

'It would be foolhardy to say there is no risk': HSE reveals 78,000 slides left in CervicalCheck backlog

The HSE will tell the Health Committee about the backlog latest today.

14.9k

Updated Feb 13th 2019, 12:03 PM

# CervicalCheck

Women with history of abnormal smears face 'anxious wait' for delayed results

There is no provision for expediting cases where there is a known history of cancer or abnormal smear results.

6.9k

Jan 25th 2019, 6:15 AM

# CervicalCheck

Some smear tests to be repeated due to backlog resulting in samples expiring

Simon Harris had been warned on numerous occasions that his announcement of free repeat smear tests was “dangerous” .

11.6k

Jan 23rd 2019, 1:45 PM

# Temple Street

'Not happening by accident' - waits for heart services at Dublin children's hospital exploded in the last two years

Temple Street says it currently has access to only one consultant cardiologist, with that consultant “only commissioned to one clinic per week”.

7.5k

Jan 6th 2018, 6:00 AM

# unallocated

'We're not trying to manipulate figures': Tusla says social worker backlog is lower than numbers suggest

The stats show that there are just under 5,300 cases where children are not allocated a social worker.

8.7k

Dec 21st 2017, 6:05 AM

# BACKLOG

Children with potential mental health issues have been waiting over a year for a psychologist

Almost a third of children on waiting-lists have been waiting for over a year.

8.4k

Jul 31st 2017, 9:34 AM

# Overdue

Maternity benefit payments in Ireland are backlogged by 'a number of months'

A Department of Social Protection official has said “it is not possible to give an accurate date” for the process of backlogged maternity claims.

35.8k

Apr 24th 2017, 6:20 AM

# clearing the backlog

Rule change should lead to less time in Direct Provision centres for asylum seekers

The “single procedure” process for asylum applications has come into effect.

12.0k

Jan 3rd 2017, 11:46 AM

# Not happy

Not getting a promotion was the most common complaint in the Defence Forces last year

Cases under review by the Ombudsman for Defence Forces rose 15% in 2015.

10.1k

Dec 20th 2016, 11:10 AM

# BACKLOG

Technical issue stopping people applying for medical cards

A backlog is expected once the issue is resolved.

11.8k

Aug 8th 2016, 2:45 PM

# don't panic

NCT about to expire? Urgent cases will get an appointment or get the test for free

The Road Safety Authority said there is no backlog and they are very prepared for the new rules.

44.2k

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Nov 26th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Day One

Court of Appeal sits for the first time, but they already have a 'ready-made backlog'

The President of the Court said it is their goal to keep up to date with current appeals as far as reasonably possible.

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Nov 5th 2014, 10:47 PM

# BACKLOG

Long-term arrears would take 33 years to clear at current rate

Progress in solving mortgage arrears is slow, with industry experts criticising the solutions deployed.

10.2k

Jul 10th 2014, 3:39 PM

# BACKLOG

Some 500 GP referrals awaiting ultrasounds in Donegal

Patients are now being told they will have to wait an additional six weeks for the backlog to be cleared.

2.9k

Aug 29th 2012, 10:20 AM

# schoolbooks.ie

Parents continue to report problems with Schoolbooks.ie

The company had claimed to have cleared its backlog of orders but frustrated parents who ordered books over a month ago continue to wait for them to be delivered.

7.4k

Aug 28th 2012, 5:24 PM