One operator is facing prosecution.
One school bus was seized and three more grounded after an inspection in Laois.
The Garda Roads Policing Unit carried out a checkpoint with Road Safety Authority Inspectors at schools yesterday.
Several major, obvious defects were found on one vehicle and three were grounded until tyres are replaced.
Gardaí issued fixed charge penalty notices to drivers and one operator is facing prosecution for failure to maintain a public service vehicle.
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