Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the update. The review has been going on since 2021. I know a considerable body of work has to be done, but what I am hearing from the bus operators, Bus Éireann and everybody else is that they need to have a plan in place for next September as to what is being done. They need it in February, rather than it remaining to be decided in March, April or another time. Mayhem occurred last year because the announcements were made late on what would be done and with regard to more free transport. There is nothing wrong with free transport, except that it has to be planned properly. The school transport system serves a considerable cohort of people in both mainstream and special needs school. It is important that it should run as smoothly as possible.

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