Sinn Féin Children & Youth Affairs spokesperson has been reacting to recent figures which show the number of children waiting to see a consultant.
The figures reach 47,000, which is a 15,000 increase from 2016.
A third of these children have been waiting over a year.
TD Kathleen Funchion says that we are beyond crisis point and that the HSE & Government need to get their act together when it comes to children.
