The Irish Dental Association says there aren't enough dentists to meet demand.

Just over 11,000 were on the waiting list for Mullingar hospital, representing an 80% increase since 2015.

Under new proposals, all children aged 6 and 7 and households who earn up to a certain amount, will qualify for free GP visits.

The issue of waiting lists for cataract surgery has seen special buses arrange din various parts of the country in recent years to bring people to Northern Ireland to get the procedure done

Optometry Ireland says the backlog is unacceptably high at over 42,000 patients.

360 people are waiting on trolleys in emergency departments this morning.

900 thousand people are currently waiting to see a consultant, while 900 permanent posts remain vacant.

The figures were released this week.