Bus Eireann is cancelling school bus services in five counties on Monday due to the status red weather warning issued by Met Eireann.
The warning is in operation in Cork, Kerry, Clare, Mayo & Galway as a result of the arrival of the tail end of Hurricane Ophelia.
Bus Eireann is implementing their status red policy on Monday.
This means school buses in areas issued with a status red weather warning are cancelled.
Parents, schools and school management bodies have previously been advised of this policy - adopted in 2015- to ensure school children are not endangered in any way.
Bus Eireann contacted parents, schools and school transport contractors yesterday to advise of their plans.
This decision is guided by Met Éireann’s Status Red weather warning, which advises that ‘action is taken’ to protect against the possible effects of severe weather.
116 thousand children use school buses daily with many collected on minor roads.
Bus Eireann wants to eliminate the risk of any of these children being exposed to severe elements on Monday.
Services are expected to resume in these counties on Tuesday.
The Department of Transport's advice to schools in the event of severe weather is contained at the following link;
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