Agenda
09.30 - 10.00 Registration (tea & coffee)
10.00 - 10.15
Welcome from Brendan Kenny, Deputy Chief Executive, Dublin City Council
On behalf of the High Level Policy Statutory Group (Dublin City Council, An Garda Síochána, Health Services Executive, Dublin Regional Homeless executive)
10.15 - 10.30
Towards A Better City for All – Introduction and seminar overview, Dr Johnny Connolly, Health Research Board
Dr Johnny Connolly is a criminologist with the Alcohol and Drug Research Unit of the Health Research Board in Ireland. He has conducted extensive research on drug issues in Ireland particularly, in recent years, focusing on drug related crime, illicit drug markets and policing. He is Ireland's legal correspondent to the European Legal Data Base on Drugs of the European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction and also Ireland's representative to the recently established EMCDDA Reference Group on drug supply, established to develop monitoring indicators in the areas of drug markets, drug-related crime and supply reduction. He is on the Advisory Group of the Dublin Drug Treatment Court. He is also a member of the board of the Irish Penal Reform Trust. His latest publication: Illicit drug markets in Ireland, was published by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and Alcohol in October 2014.
10.30 - 11.00
Richard Guiney, CEO of DublinTown (formerly Dublin City Business Improvement District) “Doing the right thing for all”
Richard Guiney is the CEO of Dublin Town, the Business Improvement District in Dublin city centre. Richard is seen as an authority on town centre development and has been invited to speak in various locations in Ireland, UK and Australia. Dublin Town’s work has been recognized by peer groups, receiving awards and accolades from the Association of Town & City Management (ATCM), International Downtown Association (IDA) and British BIDs. He has spoken and written extensively on the need to reconsider how we plan our towns and cities to meet new challenges. In 2014, he was invited by the ATCM to chair Purple Flag Ireland. Purple Flag is an accreditation that recognizes excellence in management of the evening and night time economy. An Accountant and Professional Tax Advisor by profession Richard has a keen interest in the arts and has served the boards of a number of prominent national arts organisations. He is treasurer of the Ana Liffey Drug Project a low threshold drug service that works with drug users in Dublin’s inner city. He currently serves on Dublin City Council’s Transport Committee and the Dublin City Joint Policing Committee having previously served on the City’s Environmental Committee.
11.00 - 11.30
Housing First, Brien Friel, Head of Services, Peter McVerry trust
Brian Friel was appointed as Head of Services of Peter McVerry Trust in 2008 and is responsible for delivering, through and with frontline managers, the best possible service to the individual. Central to this role is working closely with the CEO to ensure the implementation of PMVT strategy in service provision in line with the ethos and values of the organisation. He has degrees in Philosophy and Psychology and 13 years experience of working in the Community and Voluntary sector.
11.30 - 11.45 Coffee break and network session
11.45 - 12.15
Targeting Harm -Responding to Public Drug Use in Dublin, Dawn Russell, Ana Liffey Drug Project and Merchants Quay Ireland.
Dawn Russell is Head of Services at Ana Liffey Drug Project, she has worked with the Ana Liffey since 2007. Beginning her career as a Project Worker in their Dublin project, she now oversees the service operations for all of the Ana Liffey. This includes frontline services across three regions, all services provided in the online environment and the Ana Liffey’s volunteer programme. Ana Liffey is a national addiction service focused on providing frontline harm reduction services to people affected by substance use and marginalisation. The organisation also provides sectoral supports, and takes an active role in lobbying for innovative service provision to address the unmet needs of hard to reach, marginalised substance users.
12.15 - 12.20 The voices of service users – Audio recording
12.30 - 13.00
Addressing challenges, Building Partnership, Finding solutions
Feedback from the floor.
Chaired by Cllr Christy Burke, Lord Mayor of Dublin
13.00 Lunch
To find out more about A Better City For All and it's background, please visit www.abettercityforall.ie
If you would like to attend please RSVP to Maggie McEntee email: info@abettercityforall.ie
Supported by:
Sponsored by Dublin City Council
