HSE’s national scorecard on waiting times for procedures show it failing to meet the target of 90% for inpatient adults waiting less than nine months for an elective procedure, at just 73.6% of cases, with the same figure for children at 63.6%

HSE chief financial officer Stephen Mulvany told the Public Accounts Committee the deficit 'will have increased in the order of half a billion' for end 2023

New report found the deficits in future supply of nurses here 'are likely to be large' and it is likely a great deal of extra recruitment will come from outside of Ireland

Advocates hope new year will bring clarity on recruitment of specialist posts for diseases such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, spinal and neuromuscular conditions