School bus area review may cause more problems than solutions, O’Keeffe told

THE review of 39-year-old school bus catchment areas could cause more problems than it solves, Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has been warned by his officials.

The review is promised in the Programme for Government agreed between Fianna Fáil, the Green party and the Progressive Democrats.

For many years, problems have arisen for dozens of families, mostly in rural Ireland, whose children have not qualified for free transport to their chosen school because they live outside its designated catchment area.