Free public transport scheme extended to mark International Epilepsy Day 

A Bus Eireann bus goes through Cork. The Government is extending the free travel scheme. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Government is extending the free travel scheme to people who have never been able to drive due to a disability and those who are medically certified as not fit to drive for 12 months or longer.

More than 32,000 people are expected to benefit from the extension, which was announced by Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys alongside Epilepsy Ireland to mark International Epilepsy Day.