An ambulance going to the aid of a stricken toddler was called off after controllers were not told on a 999 call the child fell from an upstairs window, and believed he sustained a “bump” after a “simple” fall.

An 18-month-old has died after falling from a third-floor window — the second such fatality this summer.

A HSE report into why an ambulance failed to attend the scene of a dying boy who fell from an upstairs window will not be published until “mid-autumn” at the earliest.

An ambulance carrying a patient and two paramedics broke down on a dual carriage in Co Cork yesterday evening with smoke and steam billowing from its engine.

Calls have been made for a return to a local ambulance call-out system following another mix-up involving the new centralised service in Dublin.

The HSE has confirmed plans to publish the findings of a formal review into why an ambulance was not sent to help a critically ill toddler who died after falling from a window last month.

As the second protest in a week over ambulance services in East Cork takes place, it has emerged that the HSE, health safety watchdog Hiqa, and the National Ambulance Service are to meet local people to discuss their fears.

It has emerged an ambulance that was dispatched to attend the scene of a toddler's fall from a second storey window in Cork was stood down.

The tragic death of Vakaris Martinaitis has been central to Ireland’s health debate since the incident occurred two weeks ago.

A HSE ambulance may have passed the seriously injured toddler, Vakaris Martinaitis, as he was being rushed to hospital in a neighbour’s car under Garda escort.

The official review into the handling of an emergency call involving a young child who died in Cork is expected to be completed within two months.

The HSE is refusing to reveal the location from which an ambulance should have been dispatched to pick up a fatally injured boy.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny outraged people in East Cork when he insisted in the Dáil yesterday that ambulance services in the area have been “enhanced and improved” — despite none being available for a child who fell from an upstairs window.

The Polish priest who conducted the funeral Mass of a toddler from East Cork who died after falling from a window struggled to hold back the tears during the service.

Senior HSE and ambulance officials have been summoned to explain, in person, to Cork County Council why no ambulance was made available to take Vakaris Martinaitis to hospital after falling from an upstairs bedroom window.

The audio recording of a frantic 999 call will play a key role in establishing why an available ambulance was not sent to help a critically injured toddler who had fallen from an upstairs window.

They were planning to celebrate his second birthday today. But instead, the parents of a toddler who died after falling from an upstairs window at the family home were last night preparing for his funeral.

A Co Cork town rocked by the second death of a child in two months has pleaded with the Government and the HSE to review the region’s ambulance cover.