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# waiting list

This year
2023
Over 584,000 patients waiting for first hospital outpatient consultation
The National Treatment Purchase Fund today published its data for the end of 2022.
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7.4k
Jan 13th 2023, 6:38 PM
All time
Almost a quarter of a million people are now waiting to sit a driving practical or a theory test
The figures show 105,216 are awaiting the driving test, while 119,253 are waiting for a theory test.
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14.6k
Jul 9th 2021, 6:00 AM
Figures show more than 30,000 people waiting on HSE gynaecology outpatient appointments
30,180 people were waiting on outpatient appointments up to the end of January.
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Mar 4th 2021, 3:20 PM
Waiting list figures on the rise as more than 550,000 patients waiting for an appointment
The IHCA criticised the latest figures and said the Government had failed to meet its own 2019 targets.
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Jan 10th 2020, 9:20 PM
Record high number of patients waiting for hospital appointments in Ireland
The number of patients waiting for a hospital appointment has jumped by more than 40,000 people in 2019.
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Aug 9th 2019, 6:14 PM
Home help care supports: How many people are waiting in your county?
A total of 6,819 people are waiting for funding for home help hours, but the HSE continues to deny any cuts to the service.
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16.6k
Jul 22nd 2019, 12:05 AM
CervicalCheck smear results weren't sent to some women due to IT glitch at US lab
“It is unfortunate that the CervicalCheck programme has been hit with another body blow,” Sinn Féin TD Louise O’Reilly said.
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Jul 11th 2019, 9:14 PM
People in need of heart consultations in Meath are waiting up to two years for an appointment
Nearly 200 people have been waiting up to 22 months for a cardiac consultation at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan.
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11.6k
Oct 8th 2017, 10:00 PM
Waiting lists for occupational therapy shoot up a massive 50% in just two years
The huge lists may be just the tip of the iceberg – figures for those already undergoing treatment are not available according to the HSE.
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11.5k
Aug 23rd 2017, 6:10 AM
'It's not fair to leave people in this pain': Westmeath woman waiting 2 years for surgery on chronic back ailment
Catherina Tobin has lost the power in one of her legs since being put on a surgery waiting list in May 2015.
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Jul 17th 2017, 12:05 AM
Stories of people on hospital waiting lists are "absolutely inexcusable", says Simon Harris
RTÉ Investigates reveals the painful reality behind the numbers on hospital waiting lists in Ireland.
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Feb 6th 2017, 6:30 PM
The housing crisis may be much worse than we thought
Figures released by Fianna Fáil show the social housing waiting list stands at 130,000 and not the 89,000 the government claims.
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Sep 7th 2015, 5:46 PM
The waiting lists for an NCT are ridiculously long at the moment...
And it’s all because of penalty points. Hang about though, it might not all be bad news…
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Apr 18th 2015, 7:15 AM
Varadkar: There was "no attempt to conceal" waiting list numbers
The HSE was accused of having ‘hidden waiting lists’ today.
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Dec 21st 2014, 6:45 PM
'Luke's Christmas wish is that his mammy gets new lungs'
Helen Taylor, a Cystic Fibrosis sufferer, has been on the organ transplant waiting list for almost a year.
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Nov 23rd 2014, 8:30 PM
Nama has over 5,000 units suitable for social housing, but they've only handed over 13%
Despite 790 housing units available for Dublin social housing, just 171 have been transferred to the council.
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Jul 29th 2014, 5:48 PM
HSE reports €163m deficit for first five months of the year
Latest patient and financial figures show scale of the task facing the new Health Minister…
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Jul 18th 2014, 5:32 PM
'Adding to chaos': Waiting times for nursing home funding double over three months
The waiting time for funding increased from six to 12 weeks, while the number of people on the list rose by 500.
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Jul 17th 2014, 7:30 AM
Council sale of four acres would provide just 22 social housing units
A councillor in south Dublin said the plan would to “nothing to tackle the growing house crisis” in the area.
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Jul 2nd 2014, 7:00 AM
Housing Bill dismissed as a 'ridiculous ploy' to make the government 'look better'
Tamara Kearns, who is homeless, said the new legislation does not deal with a number of key issues including rent control.
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Jun 17th 2014, 12:30 PM
New palliative care unit in Kilkenny announced by Susie Long Hospice Fund
The fund want to continue working towards a 12 bed unit.
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May 21st 2014, 5:59 PM
HSE to fund bilateral cochlear implants for 100 children
A total of €3.2m was allocated in the latest HSE Service Plan for the cochlear implants to be fitted.
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Dec 18th 2013, 9:45 PM
Social housing waiting list falls to almost 90,000 households
Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan said it emphasised the need for “momentum behind the delivery of social housing”.
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Dec 18th 2013, 11:07 AM
Over 49,000 people are waiting for inpatient or day case treatments
Some 5,829 people are still waiting over 8 months despite the government’s target to ensure no one waits this long for treatment.
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Jul 11th 2013, 4:38 PM
Column: Social housing in Ireland has reached ground zero
Despite demand being at an all-time high, funding for social housing has almost disappeared. If we commence building and utilise NAMA properties we can reduce waiting lists and stimulate the construction industry, writes Donal McManus.
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Feb 12th 2013, 7:00 AM
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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Aug 29th 2012, 10:20 AM
"Too many people waiting far too long" - 200,000 on hospital waiting lists
A total of 806 people have been waiting more than four years for consultant appointments…
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Jun 7th 2012, 9:31 AM