Parents renew call made two months ago for seat belts

PARENTS have called for the immediate fitting of seat belts in all school buses to help prevent a repeat of Monday’s tragic events.

The National Parents Council - Post Primary (NPC-PP) addressed safety issues on the country’s 3,000 school buses with an Oireachtas committee as recently as two months ago.

“We want the school bus fleet upgraded this summer. There must be no more reviews of reports, this is about common sense, the main issue here is about safety.