It has taken an ambulance at least an hour to arrive at a life-threatening emergency 123 times this year.
According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, 26 of the cases were in Wexford.
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It took more than an hour and 20 minutes for an ambulance to attend a call in Clare, while in another case in Mayo, it took nearly four hours.
Health guidelines say an ambulance should arrive at life-threatening emergencies in less than 19 minutes in 80 percent of cases.
Stephen McMahon from the Irish Patients Association says the new stats are a big worry.
