A local coach operator is warning school transport services will become scarce if fuel prices continue to rise.
It follows calls from family-owned operators across the country for increased measures to help them sustain their businesses.
The cost of fuel is expected to soar to 2 euro 30 in the coming days due to the war in Iran.
The government has recently come under fire over reports Bus Éireann school transport fees for primary school children are to double.
Aidan Geraghty from Geraghty Travel in Roscommon says the government needs to step up: