IPPN

Published: 28 June 2011

The Government will press ahead with cuts to the school bus transport scheme, a minister told more than 400 parents and teachers at a meeting in Listowel, Co Kerry last night.

Junior Education Minister Ciarán Cannon said the country is borrowing €350m a week and savings had to be made.

He says €17m savings on school bus transport had to be made between now and 2014.

The cuts were introduced in Budget 2011 by the previous Fianna Fáil/ Green Government but are being implemented by Fine Gael and Labour.

From next September, primary school children will be charged a minimum of €50 per year for bus transport rising to a maximum charge of €650 per family.