At the December meeting of the Central Area Committee I asked Dublin City Council to provide a report on what action Dublin City Council has taken to address the problem with surface flooding in the parking area on Iona Park at the corner with Lindsey Road and at the top of Lindsey Road and the lane to the rear of Prospect Road . Dublin City Council advised me that the gullies at these locations were cleaned on 3rd December 2012. I hope this is going to improve the situation and will keep an eye to see if the it re-occurs. Mary

New National Drugs Strategy
Minister for Drugs Jennifer Murnane O’Connor recently updated me in Seanad Eireann on the new national drugs strategy. Her new strategy is designed to respond to the significant changes in drug-use patterns in Ireland and to ensure equitable access to services across the country. The draft strategy proposes five strategic


