The Clondalkin Local Drugs Task Force was initially established by the Clondalkin Partnership in October 1996 and later designated as the Local Drugs Task Force for the area arising out of the First Report of the Ministerial Task Force on Measures to Reduce the Demand for Drugs (1996). This plan in the result of eight months consultations, research and discussions which took place in the Clondalkin area.

The Local Drug Task force's Terms of Reference are:
(1) To compile a profile of existing or planned services and resources available in the relevant area to combat drugs;(2) To prepare a development strategy to deal with the local drugs problem;
(3) To oversee the implementation of the local drugs strategy;(4) To provide such information, reports and proposals to the National Drugs
Strategy Team as may be appropriate from time to time.
For the purposes of the plan, the Clondalkin area has the same operational boundary asthat of the Clondalkin Partnership Company.