A record of nearly 910,000 people are on a hospital waiting list in the Republic.
The figure topped 900,000 for the first time a month ago, and has risen by another 2,000 since then.
Almost 654,000 people are waiting for their first outpatient consultation – which is also an all-time high.
Nearly 75,000 people are waiting for an inpatient or day-case treatment.
