Almost 6 out of 10 children are dropped to school by car even though the majority of journeys take less than 15 minutes.

Figures from the National Transport Authority show that the Irish love affair with the car is continuing at the expense of bus use which is falling.

Three quarters of householders in the greater Dublin area say they prefer to use their car - an increase of 21 points on 2006.

The figures for Rural areas show that car trips tend to be longer and multi purpose.

Overall the NTA says Women make more journeys than men