School transport services are operating with 35% spare capacity, report finds

School transport services in 2015 were operating with a spare capacity of 35% and cost a total of €173m to provide — about €1 million per school day.

School transport services in 2015 were operating with a spare capacity of 35% and cost a total of €173m to provide — about €1 million per school day.

The operational capacity and cost was revealed today in a special report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the provision of school transport by the Department of Education and Skills.