Ms Aoife Conduit:

Yes, we intend to fully implement the health advice on a rolling basis. The decision was taken given the late advice from NPHET that we would not withdraw services on the post-primary scheme while that was done. It was decided that we would continue to roll out the services, we would offer a grant to the parents of eligible children and we would offer a refund to parents who had paid for tickets and were not happy about putting children on a service that was not yet operating at 50%. However, there will be a time lag for some services. Bus Éireann advertised last weekend for additional vehicles and for contractors who are interested in providing additional services.