Hospital waiting lists
How many people are waiting at each Irish public hospital, how long they have waited, and which way it is going. Official NTPF snapshot to Sep 2026.
Outpatient (first appointment)
692,529
18.0% over 12 months · +10.5% yoy
Inpatient & day case
114,728
18.0% over 12 months · +14.7% yoy
GI endoscopy
43,298
9.7% over 12 months · +28.1% yoy
Total waiting, Ireland
Outpatient (first appointment)Inpatient & day caseGI endoscopy
Share waiting over 12 months
The share is a better gauge than the headline count: a list can grow while people get seen faster.
By hospital
Click a column to sort. Year-on-year change compares the same month last year; red means the list grew.
| Hospital | OP waiting | >12 months | YoY | IPDC waiting | >12 months | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantry General Hospital | 1,178 | 4.2% | +26.9% | 145 | 0.0% | +339.4% |
| Beaumont Hospital | 56,013 | 20.7% | +18.5% | 11,303 | 29.6% | +12.9% |
| Cavan General Hospital | 7,538 | 1.4% | +11.2% | 421 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| Children's Health Ireland | 32,484 | 15.2% | -2.2% | 4,412 | 11.8% | -20.2% |
| Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown | 8,442 | 10.8% | -4.8% | 1,860 | 0.5% | +16.9% |
| Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital | 3,658 | 3.3% | +2.4% | 21 | 4.8% | -80.9% |
| Cork University Hospital | 27,950 | 9.5% | +12.5% | 2,038 | 18.8% | +12.7% |
| Cork University Maternity Hospital | 3,492 | 0.1% | +47.0% | 804 | 0.7% | +29.1% |
| Croom Orthopaedic Hospital | 6,290 | 15.9% | -10.5% | 870 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| Ennis Hospital | 1,384 | 46.8% | +5.5% | 890 | 15.1% | +60.1% |
| Galway University Hospitals | 53,046 | 20.9% | +2.9% | 14,513 | 25.8% | +18.5% |
| Kilcreene Regional Orthopaedic Hospital | – | – | – | 858 | 6.2% | +12.2% |
| Letterkenny University Hospital | 15,896 | 6.8% | -2.7% | 3,692 | 4.7% | +85.6% |
| Louth County Hospital | 3,047 | 6.0% | +9.5% | 531 | 0.0% | -18.2% |
| Mallow General Hospital | 3,886 | 7.2% | -15.6% | 286 | 2.4% | -26.5% |
| Mater Misericordiae University Hospital | 43,910 | 18.8% | +5.4% | 11,500 | 25.5% | +16.2% |
| Mayo University Hospital | 8,816 | 10.3% | +18.6% | 1,316 | 3.6% | +14.1% |
| Mercy University Hospital | 6,087 | 15.0% | +8.2% | 1,017 | 8.4% | +9.4% |
| Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar | 11,129 | 16.7% | +19.6% | 814 | 6.3% | +41.8% |
| Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise | 7,042 | 18.0% | +24.0% | 491 | 7.7% | +56.4% |
| Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore | 23,033 | 15.8% | +38.0% | 2,879 | 18.0% | +38.0% |
| Naas General Hospital | 14,469 | 28.7% | +24.4% | 502 | 10.2% | +92.3% |
| National Maternity Hospital (Holles Street) | 3,641 | 14.3% | +9.7% | 612 | 17.5% | +46.4% |
| National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh | 2,542 | 18.4% | -19.6% | 2,370 | 0.2% | +11.4% |
| Nenagh Hospital | 1,453 | 44.6% | +22.3% | 1,690 | 28.7% | -2.6% |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda | 22,102 | 17.3% | +3.2% | 747 | 0.0% | -36.9% |
| Our Lady's Hospital Navan | 8,901 | 12.2% | +32.6% | 671 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| Portiuncula University Hospital | 3,788 | 5.1% | +8.5% | 464 | 8.8% | -17.3% |
| Roscommon University Hospital | 4,700 | 1.4% | -0.4% | 934 | 13.0% | +54.9% |
| Rotunda Hospital | 6,706 | 2.5% | +25.7% | 586 | 1.0% | +14.2% |
| Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital | 17,631 | 32.6% | +32.1% | 4,166 | 20.1% | +29.0% |
| Sligo University Hospital | 18,290 | 16.5% | +23.8% | 3,615 | 16.5% | +26.1% |
| Small Volume Hospitals | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital | 33,023 | 23.5% | +0.6% | 4,813 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| St. Columcille's Hospital | 10,921 | 68.1% | +10.9% | 519 | 1.0% | +21.0% |
| St. James's Hospital | 29,780 | 14.6% | +15.5% | 7,016 | 19.7% | +21.4% |
| St. John's Hospital Limerick | 1,140 | 9.6% | +133.1% | 997 | 5.0% | +17.6% |
| St. Luke's General Hospital Kilkenny | 7,249 | 18.3% | +20.9% | 710 | 10.7% | -12.7% |
| St. Michael's Hospital | 4,830 | 17.1% | -12.0% | 1,477 | 15.6% | +26.0% |
| St. Vincent's University Hospital | 34,692 | 22.9% | +1.0% | 5,107 | 14.4% | +38.0% |
| Tallaght University Hospital | 31,779 | 15.1% | +26.0% | 4,918 | 16.3% | +2.3% |
| Tipperary University Hospital | 4,865 | 12.0% | +12.8% | 648 | 2.5% | +44.6% |
| University Hospital Kerry | 11,551 | 13.5% | -7.1% | 638 | 0.9% | +57.5% |
| University Hospital Limerick | 36,149 | 13.0% | +24.7% | 3,679 | 21.7% | -0.3% |
| University Hospital Waterford | 50,701 | 22.3% | +5.5% | 6,158 | 21.3% | +14.9% |
| Wexford General Hospital | 7,315 | 8.4% | +27.4% | 1,030 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
OP = Outpatient (first appointment). IPDC = Inpatient & day case.
By specialty
Where the national backlog sits, and which hospitals see people fastest in each specialty.
| Specialty | OP waiting | >12 months | IPDC waiting | >12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaesthetics | 87 | 0.0% | 388 | 2.3% |
| Breast Surgery | 7,200 | 0.0% | 228 | 14.0% |
| Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | 456 | 14.5% | 861 | 21.0% |
| Cardiology | 46,535 | 16.2% | 6,070 | 13.6% |
| Chemical Pathology | 354 | 37.9% | – | – |
| Clinical (Medical) Genetics | 3,475 | 55.0% | – | – |
| Clinical Immunology | 5,384 | 26.9% | 1,861 | 17.6% |
| Dental Surgery | 255 | 3.9% | 270 | 8.5% |
| Dermatology | 62,847 | 27.7% | 1,206 | 22.7% |
| Developmental Paediatrics | 736 | 3.4% | – | – |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1,748 | 6.4% | – | – |
| Endocrinology | 24,800 | 39.3% | – | – |
| Gastro-Enterology | 23,286 | 10.9% | 719 | 8.9% |
| Gastro-Intestinal Surgery | 1,537 | 8.1% | 1,221 | 41.7% |
| General Medicine | 13,045 | 20.2% | 161 | 9.9% |
| General Surgery | 33,678 | 2.7% | 17,578 | 18.9% |
| Geriatric Medicine | 5,086 | 2.5% | 98 | 4.1% |
| Gynaecology | 41,899 | 3.1% | 6,565 | 9.0% |
| Haematology | 12,620 | 18.0% | 44 | 4.5% |
| Hepato-Biliary Surgery | 186 | 24.7% | 56 | 7.1% |
| Immunology | 537 | 0.0% | 84 | 0.0% |
| Infectious Diseases | 545 | 3.7% | – | – |
| Maxillo-Facial | 3,787 | 0.7% | 2,532 | 22.9% |
| Metabolic Medicine | 163 | 2.5% | – | – |
| Nephrology | 4,701 | 10.1% | 20 | 0.0% |
| Neurology | 27,888 | 28.8% | 185 | 23.8% |
| Neurosurgery | 12,024 | 33.0% | 887 | 56.5% |
| Obstetrics | 124 | 0.0% | – | – |
| Oncology | 993 | 0.4% | 98 | 0.0% |
| Ophthalmology | 45,903 | 26.5% | 15,095 | 20.2% |
| Orthopaedics | 85,258 | 19.5% | 15,063 | 12.5% |
| Otolaryngology (ENT) | 46,274 | 11.6% | 7,320 | 30.3% |
| Paed Cardiology | 4,028 | 8.1% | 199 | 1.0% |
| Paed Endocrinology | 837 | 6.0% | 24 | 0.0% |
| Paed Gastro-Enterol | 527 | 17.6% | – | – |
| Paed Haematology | 412 | 0.5% | – | – |
| Paed Nephrology | 377 | 8.0% | – | – |
| Paed Orthopaedic | 3,589 | 25.7% | 368 | 14.7% |
| Paediatric Dermatology | 6,987 | 32.4% | – | – |
| Paediatric ENT | 4,445 | 11.2% | 358 | 3.1% |
| Paediatric Infectious Diseases | 62 | 0.0% | – | – |
| Paediatric Neurology | 1,648 | 8.5% | – | – |
| Paediatric Neurosurgery | 46 | 0.0% | – | – |
| Paediatric Respiratory Medicine | 1,428 | 13.8% | 1,132 | 15.2% |
| Paediatric Surgery | 1,312 | 2.7% | 412 | 1.0% |
| Paediatric Urology | 2,428 | 23.8% | 307 | 22.8% |
| Paediatrics | 19,461 | 9.3% | 25 | 0.0% |
| Pain Relief | 19,737 | 26.8% | 8,010 | 16.9% |
| Plastic Surgery | 18,263 | 15.9% | 8,423 | 26.3% |
| Psychiatry | 340 | 1.2% | – | – |
| Radiology | – | – | 172 | 0.6% |
| Respiratory Medicine | 30,166 | 21.2% | 1,091 | 9.9% |
| Rheumatology | 17,659 | 18.5% | 28 | 0.0% |
| Urology | 27,594 | 11.5% | 11,910 | 12.7% |
| Vascular Surgery | 16,340 | 10.0% | 2,707 | 24.4% |
Source: National Treatment Purchase Fund open data (CC BY 4.0), via data.gov.ie. Counts under 5 are masked by the NTPF and specialties with under 20 people are grouped as “small volume”.