The conference, Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces and the importance of place, was held on 24th May 2023 at the Department of Health Miesian Plaza in Lower Baggot Street, Dublin. The conference was organised by the Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces Chair’s Network (LDATFCN) and was opened by Minister Hildegarde Naughton T.D., Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and at the Department of Health, with responsibility for the Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces This report is a summary of the conference inputs and summarises some of the discussion forums through the morning.