The calls come after claims of an attack in a Portlaoise estate.
Sinn Fein is calling for more Garda patrols in Laois.
Portlaoise Councillor Caroline Dwane-Stanley claims residents in a Portlaoise estate were left terrified after witnessing an attack involving weapons earlier this month.
She says a similar incident also took place in different estate in the town:
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