Pa Daly TD Criticises the Confusion and Failings of the School Transport System

Pa Daly TD Criticises the Confusion and Failings of the School Transport System

Pa Daly, Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, has criticised the failings within the school transport system again this week, stating that the stress families have been placed under is unfair and completely unnecessary.  Teachta Daly said that he criticised the lack of planning and investment in school transportation after seeing the stress and worry faced…

School Buses – Massive Confusion and Concern on the Ground – Danny Healy Rae, TD

School Buses – Massive Confusion and Concern on the Ground – Danny Healy Rae, TD

“I have been inundated with calls from concerned parents over the past number of weeks regarding places for their  children on school buses,” said Danny Healy Rae TD in a statement this afternoon.   “The Government created this mess by saying every child would get free transport to all schools and this was done without…

Bus Éireann School Transport Payments Deadline on July 30th

Bus Éireann School Transport Payments Deadline on July 30th

Bus Éireann has asked Cllr. Fionnán Fitzgerald to advise his constituents, who have applied for Primary and/or Post Primary School Transport, that the closing date for payments is Friday, July 30th 2021. The following letter from company representative, Miriam Flynn sets out to provide reminders on the payments issue among many others as it prepares…

Teachta Pa Daly Slams Government Over School Transportation Stress

Teachta Pa Daly Slams Government Over School Transportation Stress

Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, Teachta Pa Daly, has slammed the Minister for Transportation and the Minister for Education for their inability to provide safe and affordable school transportation. “It is unacceptable for school to have started back, and for so many parents and students to be left without transportation,” Teachta Daly said in his…

A Statement from Kerry Flyer Ltd.

A Statement from Kerry Flyer Ltd.

A statement has been issued by Kerry Flyer Ltd in response to allegations by the Kerry Private Bus Operators that it has been undercutting and muscling in on contracts with the likes of Bus Éireann. It was these concerns which led the private operators to organise a protest drive-through in Castleisland this morning. In the…

Private Operators in Public Protest

Private Operators in Public Protest

Up to 35 busses of all sizes, shapes and colours left the Tralee Road Industrial Estate in Castleisland right on the designated time of 10.30am this morning on their one-lap protest tour of the town. It was all over in a matter of half an hour. They came as a representative sample of the Kerry…