Transport to be provided for 1,800 post-primary students under scheme

In the next phase of the review, wider considerations relating to the objectives of the scheme and the criteria for eligibility will take place.

An estimated 1,800 post-primary pupils will be able to avail of school transport in the upcoming academic year.

Students who previously would not be accommodated under the scheme will now be covered following the initial preliminary report on the Review of the School Transport Scheme.