Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport

Rural Bus Transport: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Louis O'HaraLouis O'Hara (Galway East, Sinn Fein)

If Bus Éireann could look into it, that would be great. It is causing a lot of concern. Every year when school transport comes around, it is a very stressful experience for a lot of parents. A lot of them are left in the dark as to whether their children have been allocated seats when the start of the school year comes around. One thing that comes up again and again is the issue of bus passes not arriving or being posted to wrong the address. I am interested in understanding what work Bus Éireann is doing with the Department to modernise the school transport scheme. For example, has it looked into digital school bus passes to solve the issue of passes not arriving or going missing?

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