Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2020
827. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health further to the release of confirmed Covid-19 cases by electoral division up to 12 June 2020, when he will release updated data by electoral division on the number of Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/20]
View answerThe COVID-19 data hub features national statistics, information and data about COVID-19 in Ireland including electoral division data and is available at https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/. The data available on the site is based on official figures provided by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) and the Health Service Executive (HSE). This site is built using the GeoHive platform, Ireland's Geospatial Data Hub.
All datasets, charts and maps are updated on an on-going basis and in line with newly published data. Data in relation to COVID-19 confirmed cases at electoral division level are updated on a regular basis. However, the Deputy should note that when the rates of confirmed cases are as low as they have been in the last number of weeks, care is required to ensure patient confidentiality is preserved and that no potential identification of individual patients arises. In these circumstances, the data relating to confirmed cases by electoral division is not updated on as frequent a basis as the other data on the Data Hub. The Deputy may wish to note that a range of other data is provided by the CSO including alternative information relating to electoral divisions. This is available on the CSO Covid-19 Information Hub at https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-covid19/covid-19informationhub/ and, in particular, at https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/br/b-cdc/covid-19deathsandcasesseries6/
