More than half a million people are waiting for their first hospital out-patient appointment.

More than 127,000 people are on waiting lists for basic health services such as physiotherapy and eye tests, with more than 18,000 left waiting for over a year.

Fianna Fáil has claimed the trolley crisis is a symptom of a sick health system.

A Fianna Fáil TD has suggested Simon Harris misled the Dáil over the CervicalCheck scandal.