HSE CHO Area Data

There are nine Community Healthcare Organisations (CHOs) in Ireland. Each CHO has a Chief Officer who leads a local management team that includes focus on all of the specialist services in their area. Each CHO operates through an average of 10 Primary Care Networks comprising of GPs, nurses and allied health professionals. Each Network services a population of approximately 50,000.

CHO Area 1 – Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan

CHO Area 2 – Galway, Roscommon and Mayo

CHO Area 3 – Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary

CHO Area 4 – Kerry and Cork

CHO Area 5 – South Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford

CHO Area 6 – Wicklow and Dublin South East

CHO Area 7 – Kildare, West Wicklow, Dublin West, Dublin South City, and Dublin South West

CHO Area 8 – Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Louth and Meath

CHO Area 9 – Dublin North, Dublin North Central and Dublin North West

We have created a data factsheet for each CHO area with information on drug prevalence and treatment.

• CHO area 1 – Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan
• CHO area 2 – Galway, Roscommon and Mayo
• CHO area 3 – Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary
• CHO area 4 – Kerry and Cork
• CHO area 5 – South Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford
• CHO area 6 – Wicklow and Dublin South East
• CHO area 7 – Kildare, West Wicklow, Dublin West, Dublin South City, and Dublin South West
• CHO area 8 – Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Louth and Meath
• CHO area 9 – Dublin North, Dublin North Central and Dublin North West

To view data for all CHO areas in one factsheet, see: Drugs data factsheet: All CHO areas

See also, Doyle, Anne (2023) Regional alcohol-related harm - County level factsheet. Dublin: Health Research Board.