Nationally, nearly 4,500 complaints were made to the office.
Over 180 complaints were made about public services to the Ombudsman in the midlands in 2023.
The Annual Report has found Westmeath and Laois accounted for 66 of those, respectively, while 54 complaints were made in Offaly.
Nationally, the office received nearly 4,500 complaints last year, with the largest number of those in relation to local authorities, and Government departments and offices.
Ombudsman, Emo's Ger Deering, outlines the types of issues they deal with:
Three Westmeath People Dead In Spanish Crash
Midlands School Raises Over €20k To Support Education In Uganda
Hauliers Call For Incremental End To Fuel Price Supports
Two Laois Designers Selected For National Design & Craft Gallery Exhibition
Ireland Prepares For EU Presidency With Increased Security
Fatal Westmeath Helicopter Crash Caused By Failed Training Manoeuvre
Laois Gardaí Thanking Public After Finding Missing Woman
Missing Laois Teenager Found Safe And Well
Man In His 90s Dies In Laois Crash
Offaly Prize Bonds Holder Wins €500k
BNM Workshop Reunion Taking Place In Offaly Tomorrow
ICTU Reminds Employees Of The Right To Disconnect
Laois Town To Host Famine Commemoration Event
Plans For Billion Euro Data Centre In Westmeath Face New Appeal
Westmeath Councillor Advocates For More Remote Working Hubs
Midlands Homelessness On The Rise
Hundreds Without Power In Westmeath
Westmeath Domestic Abuse Support Service Reports Rise In Cases
Laois TD Highlights GP Gap
Call Made For 'Cost Of Disability Payment' in Budget 2027