Fianna Fail's Health spokesperson has hit out at the Government over the continued increase in outpatient waiting lists.
Colm Keaveney has been reacting to new figures which show that almost 340,000 people are now waiting for an appointment to see a consultant.
The number of people waiting more than a year has jumped from around 10,000 in January to almost 23,000 in April - 2,000 of whom are children.
Deputy Keaveney says cuts to services are hitting patients hard:
