
The news comes after an ambulance was pulled from a ditch in the midlands.
The National Ambulance Service is reviewing services in the midlands.
New dispatch points are planned for Urlingford and Portarlingon and changes to the maximum call-out distance are expected to be enacted as well.
The news comes after an ambulance was pulled from a ditch on Saturday morning in Clogheen while on a call from Portlaoise to Robertstown.
Laois-Offaly Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says disused fire stations are proving a useful solution: