Recommendations of the Lord Mayor's Commission on Drugs

. Community-based centres run by the Eastern Health Board offering medical, counselling, nursing and midwifery services

. Community-based centres run by the Eastern Health Board offering medical, counselling, nursing and midwifery services

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. Age-specific projects to keep younger drug-users away from older more experienced users

. Women-only rehabilitation projects

. Publicly-funded drug-free treatment models

. Multi-agency and community approach to dealing with problems in estates and flats complexes

. A housing court to deal with all housing issues including cases of anti-social behaviour

. Estate agreements between the Corporation and tenants in relation to planning services, refurbishment, estate budgets and vandalism

. A community policing and estate-management forum to include the Garda, Dublin Corporation and the community

. Expanding the community policing service and retaining uniformed gardai in areas where they have local knowledge

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