'Significant' variation in hospitals between how long people wait for care 

No hospital in the state met a target that just 1% of over-75s should wait nine hours or longer to be admitted or discharged.

Analysis of hospital data by the Department of Health has found “significant” and wide variation around the country between how long people wait for care and emergency treatment.

The data found 23 out of 26 hospitals or 88% are below the HSE designated target to have 70% of people arriving at emergency departments admitted or discharged within six hours.