Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is correct. The primary issue is that a policy is still in place that is ageist, whereby a driver aged over 70 is not allowed to drive a school bus, but the same driver can rock up with a private contractor, take on the same number of students and bring them off to Spain or somewhere for a week. It is causing untold hardship in every area. We need an explanation for why that policy is still in place.