AQW 35126/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 03/07/2014
Answered On Date: 10/07/2014
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development what actions his Department has taken, in line with the Volunteering Strategy, to mitigate financial difficulties volunteer drivers may face in paying for full D1 or D licenses, should the Department of the Environment require community organisations to adopt full bus operator licensing.

Answer:

My Department is currently reviewing the draft guidance for new license requirements for buses and minibuses received from the Minister for the Environment, Mark Durkan, MLA. This review will consider any impact of the guidance on the successful delivery of the Volunteering Strategy.