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Finglas Safety Week – Safe use and control of Prescription Drugs

Safe use and control of prescription and over the counter drugs in the home

Monday 24th September, 7pm

FAST centre, Wellmount Rd, Finglas

Community Safety week is being coordinated again this year by the Finglas Community Safety Forum. As part of the week an information evening has been organised by the Local Drug Task Force aimed at increasing community awareness about the safe use and control of prescription and over the counter drugs.

On the evening a local pharmacist will make a presentation on the safe use and control of prescription and over the counter drugs and will answer questions you may have on the subject.

This is a public event open to all living and working in Finglas.

Please pass this notice on to others who may be interested.

Thanks

John Bennett
Coordinator
Finglas/Cabra Local Drug Task Force

Scandal of 230,000 vacant homes during housing crisis

August 31, 2012 By Dessie Ellis

Sinn Féin spokesperson on housing Dessie Ellis TD has condemned as scandalous that 230,000 homes lie vacant across the state despite the fact that nearly 100,000 people are on housing waiting lists and 5,000 people are homeless.

He made his comments following the release of new figures on vacant housing published yesterday in The Roof Over Our Heads which is part of the CSO series of reports on the findings of Census 2011.

The deputy continued:

“The report found that despite such a great need for housing in the state no shortage exists. The report found 61,628 vacant apartments, up nearly 50% since 2006, and 168,427 vacant houses across the country. Dublin, which has the highest number of homeless people, has 16,321 empty apartments.”

“What is stopping people from being housed is the real lack of units available for them in public stock. Homelessness advocacy groups have called for a Housing First policy which has fallen on deaf ears with the government which is cutting spending on housing dramatically and shirking their responsibility. These vacant homes could in many circumstances be used to house people in the absence of a real investment in a social housing build but the government has failed to even make a considerable move on delivering the 2000 units promised from NAMA last year.”

“The government needs to wake up to the crisis in housing and to put in place a serious strategy to cut waiting lists and progress on their promise to end homelessness.”

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