School transport - Outdated scheme needs an overhaul

The Oireachtas Committee on Education and Science has an opportunity to instil a semblance of commonsense into a subject which has not been reviewed for 40 years and which has been a source of grievance to parents every year.

They are the school transport boundaries which the committee will consider and issue recommendations on, after hearing submissions from interested parties and conducting public hearings.

The committee, comprised of cross-party Dáil deputies and senators, intends to issue its recommendations before the General Election, muted to be in May.