The Department of Education has said that "additional measures and hygiene requirements will be put in place for the post-primary school bus transport system".
The also said there will be "rolling implementation of measures to provide physical distancing as required". The statement follows advice from NPHET yesterday that secondary school students on school transport should adhere to strict distancing and wear face coverings.
The original plan for school students did not enforce strict social distancing on dedicated school bus transport. The department says that the Government has decided that the arrangements made for primary school transport scheme will proceed as planned when schools reopen.