Leitrim County Councillors have united over major concerns on capacity issues facing local school transport.
During a recent meeting of Leitrim County Council, motions were put forward by Councillors Padraig Fallon, Sean McGowan, Paddy O'Rourke and Ita Reynolds Flynn highlighted the problems facing parents trying to secure school bus places for their children.
According to the Department of Education, capacity limits on post-primary school transport will remain in place for the short term, with secondary school buses currently locked at 50 percent.
That's despite the return of 100 percent capacity across the national bus and rail network.
According to Leitrim County Councillor and County Cathaoirleach Paddy O'Rourke, some parents are facing leaving employment in order to be able to transport children to and from school.
Speaking to Shannonside Northern Sound News, Councillor O'Rourke says many families received the news that transport was unavailable less than 48 hours before schools returned:
