Public or private referral waiting times

Well it depends what department but I've type 1 diabetes and I stopped going to the consultant a few years back, I just got my bloods tested by my GP. But now I need to go back to the consultant as I have an underactive thyroid with a long time and I'm fed up of it, so I need the expertise of a consultant. I used to go to the Mater Public and when I rang them waiting was between 6 months to a year!! I rang private and they couldn't give me a timeframe until I sent over all my files from public! I was diagnosed in Waterford and was seeing a consultant there private so I called him and he could see me within the week, I'm seeing him Monday coming. So yes Waterford private is a very short time waiting but that's with the Endocrinologist. Depends who you are seeing and what the issue is, but USUALLY private is quicker than public.