More charges are to be brought against Bus Eireann over the bus crash in Co Meath that left five schoolgirls dead last year, Navan District Court heard today.
Dozens more were injured when the school bus overturned at Mooretown Navan on May 23rd last year.
Bus Éireann is already facing a summons alleging that the bus was a danger to the public.
The case was adjourned in February after the court heard further charges were being considered by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
State Solicitor for Co Meath Vincent O'Reilly told Judge John Brophy today that he was seeking an adjournment as the Health and Safety Authority Investigation is now complete and the DPP had issued directions in relation to additional charges.
He said the file is "absolutely enormous" and in his 25 years as State Solicitor he has never come across a more complex investigation.
Mr O'Reilly told the court that the prosecution was very conscious about the sensitivities involved and "have been very diligent about pursuing this as quickly as possible."
However, Judge John Brophy said in his view it is not fair on the parents of the five school girls and their immediate families, or the parents and survivors of the crash that the case has been hanging over them for a year.
Judge Brophy said that he would wait to see what new charges are brought before making a decision on whether or not to refuse jurisdiction and send the summons currently before him forward to the Circuit Court.
In agreeing to adjourn the case to June 14th for mention, Judge Brophy apologised to the families of the victims for the delay.