{"id":109,"date":"2008-07-14T15:15:52","date_gmt":"2008-07-14T14:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/?p=109"},"modified":"2008-07-14T15:15:52","modified_gmt":"2008-07-14T14:15:52","slug":"lacey-elected-chairperson-of-south-inner-city-drugs-task-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/2008\/07\/lacey-elected-chairperson-of-south-inner-city-drugs-task-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacey Elected Chairperson of South Inner City Drugs Task Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local Labour Party Councillor and former Lord Mayor has recently been appointed Chairperson of the South Inner City <a title=\"Local Drugs Task Forces Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pobail.ie\/en\/NationalDrugsStrategy\/TheLocalDrugsTaskForcesLDTFs\/\">Local Drugs Task Force<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The South Inner City Task Force is one of 14 such Task Forces established by the Government as part of the National Drugs Strategy response. The Task Force area runs from Ringsend to the East though to beyond Dolphins Barn in the West.<\/p>\n<p>The Task Force brings together all the relevant Statutory Bodies as well as representatives of the Community and Voluntary Sector with the Chairperson independent of all these.<\/p>\n<p>Following his appointment Councillor Lacey said &#8220;I am honoured to have been invited to serve as\u00a0 Chairperson and delighted to accept it. I am looking forward to working with all involved in helping the fight<br \/>\nagainst the scourge of Drug Abuse and building stronger communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Labour Party Councillor and former Lord Mayor has recently been appointed Chairperson of the South Inner City Local Drugs Task Force. The South Inner City Task Force is one of 14 such Task Forces established by the Government as part of the National Drugs Strategy response. 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