The Head of the HSE has admitted waiting list targets are too ambitious.
It follows the publication of their Service Plan for 2015 yesterday, which aims to reduce the time it takes to see a hospital consultant to under a year by the end of 2015.
According to reports, nearly 50 thousand patients are currently waiting more than a year for an appointment.
And Tony O'Brien has told the Irish Independent that the average waiting time could even rise.
