It's been claimed the ambulance service in Clare is under severe pressure, particularly in rural areas.
Kilrush Councillor Ian Lynch is calling on the new Minister For Health to establish an indepedent review of the entire service, which he says is insufficient to serve the county properly.
Under targets set by the Health Information and Quality Authority, 80 per cent of calls for emergency assistance are supposed to be dealt with by a first responder within eight minutes.
In 2014, 26 per cent of these calls in Ireland were responded to within this time.
However, in rural areas, that figure was just 6.6%.
Ian Lynch claims the standard of the service in Co. Clare is simply not good enough, with the county being often left with no ambulance within its borders for several hours at a time.
He says the regional management of the service is not working and is calling on Dr. Michael Harty to put pressure on Minister Simon Harris to take action.
Meanwhile, workers at the National Ambulance Service control centre in Dublin are holding a work to rule today.
SIPTU says it's members are concerned over the non implementation of WRC agreements, staffing levels and payment rates.
The action will affect non-emergency duties at the centre in Tallaght.
SIPTU Organiser John McCamley hopes the dispute will be resolved quickly.
