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]

This parliamentary question asks the Irish Minister for Education and Youth to review the age limit for driving larger school transport vehicles. It follows changes in driving regulations that allow medically fit drivers up to age 72 to operate vehicles carrying up to eight passengers. The inquiry affects school transport providers and elderly drivers in Ireland. It seeks to align school transport age restrictions with broader medical fitness standards for driving smaller passenger vehicles.