Almost 105,000 children under 18 are on a hospital waiting list.
Almost 32,000 people over the age of 65, have been on a hospital waiting list for over 18 months.
New figures also show nearly 20,000 children have been waiting over a year and a half.
Over 181,000 people, over the age of 65, are on hospital waiting lists, according to the National Treatment Purchase Fund.
2,600 have been waiting over 18 months for inpatient care, and over 29,000 for outpatient care.
Almost 105,000 children under 18 are on a hospital waiting list.
Over 1,100 have been on an inpatient list for over 18 months, and nearly 19,000 have been waiting over a year and a half for their first hospital outpatient appointment.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says waiting times have been affected by the Covid pandemic - and continue to be.
He says 350 million euro is being spent this year on reducing the waiting lists.
Over 76,000 people have been removed from hospital waiting lists this year, as a result of a 'validation process'.
Almost 69,000 have been taken off outpatient lists - and nearly 7,600 for inpatient or day-case care.
The validation process is carried out by the National Treatment Purchase Fund and individual hospitals.
Beaumont Hospital consultant, Bill Tormey, is defending the practice:
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