Of those children, 5,261 are waiting over 12 months.

6035 children are waiting over a year for first contact from a CDNT.

This is a drop from the 1,283 children who took part in appointments in September.

In a document seen by BreakingNews.ie, 6,593 children are waiting over 12 months for first contact.

Harvey Morrison Sherratt died following a sudden deterioration in his health three weeks ago after waiting several years for spinal surgery

This is a drop from the 11,527 children at the end of May.