Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the flexibility that has been increasingly built into the school transport system. This is less about expanding school transport and more about intensifying it.

Can the Minister get to the bottom of the occupancy rate of school buses? Are they operating half full, three quarters full, or are they full to capacity? I have raised specific locations around Waterford and Tramore where a school bus passes by the door of people who want to get to school. They do not fall outside the eligibility criteria, but almost inside, since they are too close to the school. If a school bus is passing that is not at full occupancy, can flexibility and an option for public transport be provided that addresses cost-of-living issues and our climate objectives?

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