Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister very much for her reply. There are a number of issues I have to raise with her.

On the medical card, it only covers pupils on the bus to the nearest school. If that school is full they must pay to go to their next-nearest school.

Many bus operators have asked me to raise the rule that prevents drivers from working beyond the age of 70 years. These 70-year-olds go on to drive tour buses, for instance, around the Ring of Kerry with full bus loads. What they are saying is if Bus Éireann provided a doctor to check their health yearly that would be no problem. I am asking the Minister to review that rule.

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