Soaring fuel prices leave school bus network at risk of collapse

Pump prices at the Maxol Service Station Longmile Road, Dublin, as fuel costs are set to increase even more due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Picture: Colin Keegan

The state’s school bus service is in crisis over soaring fuel costs with large operators warning that it's just not tenable anymore to keep the buses on the road.

It has promoted calls from the Irish Private Bus Operators Group, whose members transport tens of thousands of schoolchildren daily, to cap fuel prices or allow them claim back the Vat on fuel, like hauliers can.