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Ireland Health System Data

Hospital waiting lists and health spending — HSE, NTPF

Waiting List (2025)
640k
-190k from peak
ED Trolleys/day
7.9k
monthly avg 2025
Health Spend
€29.4B
+5.8% YoY
Beds per 1,000
3.2
EU avg: 5.3

Hospital waiting list

Patients on ED trolleys / day

Hospital waiting lists peaked at 830k in 2022 and have since fallen to 640k. Ireland still has just 3.2 hospital beds per 1,000 people — well below the EU average of 5.3. Sources: HSE, NTPF.

Data sourced from CSO, DHLGH, HSE, NTPF, RTB, CRU, SEAI, An Garda Síochána & Eurostat. Figures may include provisional 2025 estimates.

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