The scramble for school bus places is set to take place again this year.
A Midlands TD is urging Bus Éireann to remove the cut off age for bus drivers to address the school bus place shortage.
Longford-Westmeath TD Micheál Carrigy believes scrapping the age limit of 70 for drivers on the School Transport Scheme could be a short term solution.
The Fine Gael rep also wants Bus Eireann to eventually hand over control of school bus service to Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
Deputy Carrigy says many of these drivers are still fit for the job:
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