There were almost 26,000 children on the occupational therapy waiting list at the end of December 2025. Of those, 16,066 were waiting longer than a year to be seen, up 39 per cent on the 11,552 children waiting that long in December 2024. There were 25,986 children on the occupational therapy waiting list at the end of December 2025. Of these, 7,414 were waiting more than a year, compared to 5,154 children waiting that long in 2024. In total, there was a 37 per cent increase in the number of children waiting more than a year for these critical services.

Source: The Irish Times February 09, 2026 17:32 UTC