Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I know from a reply to a recent parliamentary question about the school transport scheme that there are more than 6,400 vehicles in the scheme. From meeting with transport providers I know there is a similar challenge for the private fleet to deliver reduced emissions. It is a reasonable expectation that it might be slower in that fleet. That raises the question of the importance of a fuel efficient and modern fleet in terms of the school transport fleet owned by Bus Éireann. Is that something that is going to be a priority for the Minister? From what I hear from lots of providers is that Bus Éireann is running older buses and it is not replacing the buses when they are scrapped. Will Bus Éireann be getting a modern fleet for school transport?

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