PQ 215
215. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth considering the Programme for Government commitment regarding drivers aged over 70, if she will review the age limit of 70 for larger school transport vehicles, given that medically fit drivers aged up to 72 may now drive vehicles carrying up to eight passengers. [70006/26]
Introduced
6 October 2026
Last action
6 October 2026 · School Transport
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written
Sponsors
Eamon Scanlon
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Transport, Education
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6 October 2026
Summary
215. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth considering the Programme for Government commitment regarding drivers aged over 70, if she will review the age limit of 70 for larger school transport vehicles, given that medically fit drivers aged up to 72 may now drive vehicles carrying up to eight passengers. [70006/26]
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6 October 2026
School Transport
215. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Education and Youth considering the Programme for Government commitment regarding drivers aged over 70, if she will review the age limit of 70 for larger school transport vehicles, given that medically fit drivers aged up to 72 may now drive vehicles carrying up to eight passengers. [70006/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-06/215/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-06/pq_215
- ireland · q-2026-10-06-pq_215 · source updated 6 October 2026