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Government of Ireland. (2016) Programme for Partnership Government. Dublin: Department of An Taoiseach.

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Executive Summary p.3
1. Making Partnership in Democracy Work p.11
2. Ending the Housing Shortage and Homelessness p.19
3. Creating A Social Economy. p. 32
4. Jobs and Rural Development p.41
5. Health p.53
6. Mental Health p. 65
7. Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities p.70
8. Children and Youth Affairs p.75
9. Working to Make Our Older Years Better Years p. 82
10. Education p. 86
11. Crime Prevention, Justice and Equality p.96
12. Agriculture and the Marine p.108
13. Climate Change p.121
14. Investing in Society: Urban Regeneration p. 131
15. Ireland and the World p.137
16. Political and Constitutional Reform p.147

Selected examples:
P.27 The new Action Plan for Housing will contain a specific section on ‘preventing homelessness’ that will consult on and target new measures such as:
• Step down services and facilities after drug rehabilitation

P.56. We will also focus on a number of key programmes and strategies including:
• Completing work and commencing implementation of a new National Drugs Strategy within 12 months
• We will support a health-led rather than criminal justice approach to drugs use including legislating for injection rooms

P.57. We will make a number of key public health interventions including:
• Enacting the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill
• Making Ireland Tobacco free by 2025 (less than 5% of the population smoking)

P.79. Excessive alcohol and drug consumption can do lasting damage to the lives of our young people. We will enact the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. We will also strengthen regulation of alcohol advertising to children.

P.80. We support the expansion of Local Drug Taskforce projects, and extend Garda Youth Diversion Programmes for young people promoting restorative justice, and other voluntary organisations that contribute to our young people’s future direction.

P.132. Tackling the problem of anti-social behaviour and drug and alcohol related crime in our communities requires a comprehensive approach, incorporating policing, treatment and demand reduction. It is only through a combination of these measures that we can address the underlying causes of this behaviour and better safeguard our communities. The new Government will, amongst other measures seek to:
• Safeguard urban centres and the night-time economy by properly resourcing An Garda Síochána in targeting the sale and supply of illicit drugs on our streets
• Support the expansion of Local Drug Taskforce projects, and extend Garda Youth Diversion Programmes for young people, and other voluntary organisations that contribute to our young people’s future direction


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
Irish-related, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Policy
Date
May 2016
Pages
156 p.
Publisher
Department of An Taoiseach
Corporate Creators
Government of Ireland
Place of Publication
Dublin
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