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# BACKLOG

This year
2023
Union tells driving testers not to accept cars without valid NCT, against RSA stance
The requirement for a valid certificate was temporarily suspended because of Covid-19 delays.
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24.3k
Mar 27th 2023, 8:03 PM
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.
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24.5k
Updated
Feb 1st 2023, 5:30 PM
Last year
2022
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.
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15.7k
Dec 8th 2022, 3:42 PM
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.
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20.3k
Jan 28th 2022, 6:00 AM
All time
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.
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57.5k
Jan 24th 2021, 12:05 AM
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.
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Updated
Oct 28th 2020, 3:45 PM
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.
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47.3k
Apr 14th 2020, 9:50 PM
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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4.0k
Mar 5th 2020, 1:21 PM
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.
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Dec 31st 2019, 12:05 AM
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”.
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21.4k
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Apr 3rd 2019, 12:59 PM
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.
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6.6k
Feb 16th 2019, 6:00 AM
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.
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10.9k
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Feb 13th 2019, 6:13 PM
'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.
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14.9k
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Feb 13th 2019, 12:03 PM
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.
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6.9k
Jan 25th 2019, 6:15 AM
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” .
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11.6k
Jan 23rd 2019, 1:45 PM
'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”.
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7.5k
Jan 6th 2018, 6:00 AM
'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.
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8.7k
Dec 21st 2017, 6:05 AM
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.
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8.4k
Jul 31st 2017, 9:34 AM
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.
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35.8k
Apr 24th 2017, 6:20 AM
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.
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12.1k
Jan 3rd 2017, 11:46 AM
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.
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10.2k
Dec 20th 2016, 11:10 AM
Technical issue stopping people applying for medical cards
A backlog is expected once the issue is resolved.
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11.8k
Aug 8th 2016, 2:45 PM
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.
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44.4k
Nov 26th 2014, 6:30 AM
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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13.3k
Nov 5th 2014, 10:47 PM
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.
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10.2k
Jul 10th 2014, 3:39 PM
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.
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2.9k
Aug 29th 2012, 10:20 AM
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.
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7.4k
Aug 28th 2012, 5:24 PM
Schoolbooks.ie says backlog WILL be cleared by tomorrow
The online company says that it has reduced its backlog from 5,000 orders to 1,300 today.
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3.8k
Aug 23rd 2012, 3:20 PM
Ulster Bank: Full services will be back to normal by Monday
Bank is working to clear backlog created after last week’s technical glitch.
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Jun 27th 2012, 8:40 AM
Minister defends back-to-school allowance backlog
Joan Burton was responding to criticism over a major backlog in processing applications for the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance.
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Aug 29th 2011, 7:00 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
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Aug 24th 2011, 8:49 AM