Elderly and commuters should use school buses in rural areas, says IRL

OLDER people and commuters should be allowed to use school buses as one option to providing public transport in rural areas, according to Irish Rural Link (IRL).

A report on rural transport in conjunction with Comhar, the Sustainable Development Council, sets out a vision for reducing car dependence and increasing public transport in rural areas.

The report says it is unlikely a door-to-door public transport service can be provided to every single household in rural areas and that a combination of services at different levels of frequency is needed.