3,000 patients are waiting to see a specialist in midlands hospitals.
Over 38,000 people have been waiting over 18 months for a health scan in hospital.
They're among 251,000 people who are waiting for a CT, MRI or ultrasound as an outpatient.
Over 3,000 patients are waiting to see specialists in midlands hospitals - nearly 1,700 of those are in Tullamore, just under 900 in Mullingar and over 500 in Portlaoise.
Over 200 patients in the region have been waiting longer than a year and a half.
The HSE says funding has been provided to address the problem, under the 2023 Waiting List Action Plan.
Sinn Féin's health spokesperson, David Cullinane, says the new figures are shocking:
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