A new HSE report has detailed that 750 extra staff and 250 ambulances are needed for the emergency services.
The report says that extra staff to respond to emergencies in specified times and also claims an extra 250 ambulances are also required to try to meet official response targets.
However, it says Ireland is ‘too rural’ to match the performance of ambulance services in countries like England.
The report was commissioned after a number of controversies over response times in rural areas and claims that it’s under resourced.