Family advice

Introduction

• Culture and Tourism

  Marín Hrafnsdóttir, cultural and tourism officer, attended the meeting and presented an overview of the department's activities and the main priorities for 2008.

General presentations

• 0802108 – The Street Workshop, operation of the Street Shelter and Street Home

  Submissions from the social services and the prevention committee on the matter were presented.

• 0803064 – Draugarnarhus, cost of swimming trips

  A request from FAAS, dated 28th February, was presented, in which the City of Hafnarfjörður is asked to reimburse Drafnarhúsi the cost of the residents' swimming trips in 2007.

  Referred to the department manager.

• 0701243 – Appeal

  The decision of the Appeals Committee in case no. 4/2008 was presented.

  Decision of the Appeals Committee confirmed.

• 0701245 – The employment situation

  A summary from the Manpower Bureau on the employment situation in February 2008 was presented.

Applications

• 0803070 – Australian Medical Student Prevention Programme, grant application

  A proposal from Astrádur, dated 7th March, for a grant for the year 2008 is presented.

• 0803065 – Disability Studies, grant application for MA thesis

  A submission from Ásdís Ýr Arnardóttir, dated February 2008, a grant application for a research project on the experiences of primary school pupils with ADHD.