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7th February 2017
09:27am GMT

Living on the List: Patricia Connolly "If I could get one Christmas wish it would be to not be sore". #RTEInvestigates pic.twitter.com/UVi1IQwiVV
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 6, 2017
Living on the List: As time drags on the experience on a waiting list can have a profound impact on patients #RTEInvestigates pic.twitter.com/i59r9PiUFz
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 6, 2017
Living on the List: Megan has a curved spine and the pain is causing her to miss school #RTEInvestigates pic.twitter.com/YYt35jHLDr
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 6, 2017
Of course, viewers of the programme were left in disbelief and a number took to Twitter to express their shock:Living on the List: Alan is waiting to have a brain tumor removed and his last appointment was in November last year #RTEInvestigates pic.twitter.com/5TprKrt374
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 6, 2017
#RTEInvestigates: Living on the List. What a shame. What a disgrace. What are the politicians now prepared to do.
— Denis Rohan (@DenisRohan) February 6, 2017
My heart hurts after watching Living on the List.
— Jessica Dunne (@JessDunne91) February 6, 2017
I'm crying watching "Living on the List" @RTEOne . These poor children. Made to wait, their conditions get much worse #RTEInvestigates
— Niall Morris (@NiallwMorris) February 6, 2017
After Living On The List aired, some of the patients featured on the show appeared on Claire Byrne Live to discuss their suffering further:All politicians or potential politicians should watch living on the List tonight. (Shameful) Find an answer Or get out of politics .
— James Keogh (@jimkeogh1) February 6, 2017
Health Minister Simon Harris later appeared in a pre-recorded interview with Claire where he declared himself 'ashamed' and heartbroken' by what he had seen:"It's not a life, it's an existence" - on Claire Byrne Live we hear from some patients seen in RTÉ Investigates Living on the List #CBLive pic.twitter.com/MIoFluvpwP
— RTÉ ClaireByrneLive (@ClaireByrneLive) February 6, 2017
If you didn't manage to watch Living On The List you can watch the full programme on RTÉ Player here. If you did manage to see it, how did it make you feel and what do you think can be done about the issue of hospital waiting lists? Let us know in the comments. (header pic credit: RTÉ) READ NEXT: Agony Of Irish Patients On Waiting Lists Is The Subject Of Tonight's RTÉ Investigation"I feel ashamed. I feel heartbroken" Minister for Health Simon Harris reacts to RTÉ Investigates Living on the List https://t.co/CvhkMuxc5m
— RTÉ ClaireByrneLive (@ClaireByrneLive) February 6, 2017