Meet Sláintecare waiting-time targets

What this means

• This is a government commitment made on 23 January 2025 to reduce how long patients wait for scheduled care in Ireland.[source]
• The goal is to meet Sláintecare targets so that patients are seen within 10 to 12 weeks for planned hospital or specialist care.[source]
• The commitment sits with the Department of Health and is the responsibility of Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.[source]
• The commitment is listed as in progress. No firm deadline for full delivery has been set, which makes tracking progress harder for the public.[source]
• This matters for accountability because long waiting times affect many people in Ireland and this pledge can be measured against actual HSE waiting-list data over time.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of HealthBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Jennifer Carroll MacNeillOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Formulation and oversight of health policyMandate

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by body → sets rule for2-hop via dept-health
  Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and ReformBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via jennifer-carroll-macneill
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Health2-hop via dept-health
  Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-health
  Open the new National Children's HospitalCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-health
  Add 4,000-4,500 inpatient hospital bedsCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-health
  Open at least 100 additional ICU bedsCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-health
  Deliver four new elective hospitalsCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-health
  Deliver the first inpatient mother and baby mental health unitCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-health
  Establish targeted mental health supports for autistic childrenCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via jennifer-carroll-macneill
  Fine GaelParty