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Functions

The principal functions of the NACD are to:

  • Review current information and research capacity
  • Identify gaps in our knowledge and understanding
  • Ensure better use of information available from all sectors
  • Provide analysis and interpretation of research findings
  • Respond to Government requests to research issues of relevance to policy
  • Work with the Drug Misuse Research Division of the Health Research Board and assist with the establishment of a National Documentation Centre
  • Implement the three year programme of research and evaluation, liaising with all the relevant agencies and avoiding duplication of work; co-ordinate and advise on appropriate research projects; commission research projects
  • Promote and encourage debate through the dissemination of research findings.
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