More than 29,000 women are waiting for an outpatient appointment to see a gynaecologist.
The shocking figure, which represents a 43% rise since 2014, has sparked a call from top consultants for the Government to act.
The total of 29,152 women waiting includes 11,675 in Dublin.
In the Midlands, 2,892 females are affected, with 2,336 waiting in the Mid-West and 1,553 in Cork.
The majority of these are routine gynaecological appointments.
At the end of May, 556,000 patients in Ireland, including children, were waiting to see a consultant for an outpatient appointment. Dr Rhona Mahony and Dr Peter Boylan, both former masters of Holles Street maternity hospital, are among consultants calling for an end to these “distressing” times.
Dr Mahony said: “Waiting lists have a huge impact on quality of life.
“There are so many simple procedures that can change a life and radically improve a patient’s quality of life.
“Not to be able to offer that to patients in a country like Ireland is really quiet distressing, mainly for patients but also for those charged with giving care.”
The medic’s remarks come as part of a new video series being launched today as part of the Irish Hospital Consultant Association’s #CareCantWait campaign.
The first film features Dr Mahony, while Dr Boylan, consultant psychiatrist at Beaumont Hospital Dr Selena Pillay and consultant paediatrician at Temple Street Children’s Hospital Prof Alf Nicholson discuss the impact of long waiting times.
Prof Nicholson said: “It’s very unacceptable to have a waiting time of anything other than three to six months, at most, for a young child or infant to see a specialist.
“Sadly, at the moment our wait times are well above that.”
As well as the 556,00 patients waiting for an outpatient appointment, a further 68,000 who had been assessed by a consultant were waiting for follow-on treatment. The IHCA said understaffing is one of the major causes of the huge numbers.
Almost one in five permanent consultant posts in the public health service are either vacant or filled by temporary appointments.
Campaign spokeswoman Dr Laura Durcan added: “The consultants of Ireland have now come to a point where they have to stand up and say it’s not OK. None of this is OK. You should be able to access timely care.”
