Cost of living: School bus fee returns as €100 child benefit to be paid in June

The Coalition leaders also said there would be an extension to the 9% Vat rate for the hospitality sector but that would end on August 31

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin speak to the media as the Government signed off on a new cost of living package. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said State exam fees will be waived again under new cost-of-living measures announced by the Government but a school transport fee will be introduced. 

Mr Varadkar told reporters at a press conference that because of the strength of the economy and health of public finances, the Government can act again to help struggling households.