Prices are due to rise from €50 to €100, and from €75 to €100 for secondary school pupils.
School bus fees for primary school children are doubling from September.
Prices are rising from €50 to €100, and from €75 to €100 for secondary school pupils for the next school year
Children with valid medical cards can avail of the school transport scheme free-of-charge.
However, the increase has been criticised by a number of TDs - Eoghan Kenny, Labour Party Education Spokesperson and TD for Cork North Central, said many families are already struggling to make ends meet

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