At Merchants Quay Ireland we seek to provide a range of positive options for people experiencing problems related to homelessness and drug use and throughout 2006 our services were extremely busy. Despite the definite progress made at National level in addressing the issues of homelessness and problem drug use the numbers of people availing of our services has continued at high levels.

Looking to the future, Merchants Quay Ireland are committed to providing quality homeless and drugs services to those most in need. We have just commenced a counselling service for prisoners across the Irish Prison Service and are also developing social housing projects for drug users around the country. We are expanding our health promotion and harm reduction services, including needle exchange, on an outreach basis with a view to providing greater access at local level.