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Sat 08 Aug 2007Anti-social behaviour laws promisedThe Government has pledged to bring in new legislation to tackle anti-social behaviour in local authority housing estates.Minister for Housing Batt O'Keeffe said today that stronger powers and more resources will be key to ensuring that local authorities can respond "not only to the symptoms but also to the causes of such behaviour".