Seymour Crawford
Question:24 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Education the steps, if any, she has taken to resolve the overcrowding in up to five of the school buses in the Carrickmacross and Kingscourt area of counties Cavan and Monaghan.
Written Answers. - School Transport.
The services from Kingscourt to Carrickmacross post primary centre are operated by two large buses:
—a contractor's 53-seaters, licensed to carry up to 79 pupils and
—a Bus Éireann 61-seater, licensed to carry up to 91 pupils.
Bus Éireann have been monitoring the service, and they have assured me that the vehicles in question are operating within their legal carrying capacity.
I have asked them to continue to monitor the service and to advise me immediately of any difficulties.