Data and Evidence

An independent voice

Trusted data and evidence

We manage four national health information systems, conduct evidence synthesis to support health policy formulation and provide information on drugs and alcohol.

We work with partners to promote and enable the use of data to shape health policy, enhance healthcare delivery and drive broader research and innovation initiatives.

Our health information systems are a valuable national resource providing quality data to policy-makers and service providers in the areas of disability, alcohol and drug use, and mental health.

The HRB Evidence Centre supports the generation of independent, credible evidence to inform decisions of policymakers, practitioners and the public.

Disability service use and need NASS

Inpatient Mental health Services NPIRS

Addiction treatment NDTRS

Drug and alcohol deaths

Drug & alcohol evidence

HRB Evidence Centre

HRB National Drugs Library

Latest news

News New Irish alcohol statistics dashboard

Press releases HRB reports increase in alcohol treatment

Press releases HRB reports sustained rise in demand for cocaine treatment

Overview of people engaging with disability services 2023, front cover

Press releases Disability Services – HRB reports latest figures on current use and future demand

Press releases European Drug Report 2024

News Latest European Web Survey on Drugs now open for Irish participation

News HRB develops new interactive map to help people locate drug treatment faster

Press releases New HRB report reveals how available and accessible alcohol is in Ireland.

Press releases New study evaluates evidence on efficacy and safety of prescribed medicinal cannabis

Press releases Deaths among people who are homeless

News No conclusive links between fluoride in community water and negative effects on key areas of health

News Evidence to inform deliberative democracy: HRB at the Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use

Publications

Health information systems and evidence-related publications.

Approaches to the regulation and financing of home care services in four European countries. An evidence review

View publication

Assisted reproductive technologies: International approaches to public funding mechanisms and criteria. An evidence review

View publication

Quality of life outcomes and costs associated with moving from congregated settings to community living arrangements for people with intellectual disability. An evidence review

View publication

Reablement in the home for people aged 65 years and over: components, effectiveness, and influencing factors. An evidence review

View publication

The effectiveness of interventions related to the use of illicit drugs: prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery. A ‘review of reviews’

View publication

Data and Evidence

Trusted data and evidence

Latest news

Publications

Approaches to the regulation and financing of home care services in four European countries. An evidence review

Assisted reproductive technologies: International approaches to public funding mechanisms and criteria. An evidence review

Cost, safety, and environmental impact of reprocessing single-use medical devices. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Drug-related intimidation. The Irish situation and international responses: an evidence review

Electronic cigarette and smoking cessation. An evidence review

Electronic cigarette use and tobacco cigarette smoking initiation in adolescents. An evidence review

Evidence review of drug treatment services for people who are homeless and use drugs

Gambling in the Republic of Ireland: Results from the 2019–20 National Drug and Alcohol Survey

Healthy workplace tools in five countries. An evidence review

Harms and benefits of e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco products. A literature map

Housing with Support for Older People. An evidence review

Impact of community water fluoridation on systemic health excluding oral health. An evidence review

Implementation frameworks for use by health workforce planners. An evidence review

Infectious disease legislation – legislation overview and lessons learned. An evidence review

Integrated interventions to reduce pressure on acute hospitals. An evidence review

Linking care bands to resource allocation for home support and long-term residential care. An evidence review

Management of non-cavitated and cavitated caries in primary, permanent, and mixed dentition. An evidence review

Measures to reduce the clinical need for dental amalgam. An evidence review

Out-of-hours specialist and generalist palliative care service provision. An evidence review

Primary prevention of dental caries: An evidence review

Promoting workplace health and well-being through culture change. An evidence review.

Quality of life outcomes and costs associated with moving from congregated settings to community living arrangements for people with intellectual disability. An evidence review

Reablement in the home for people aged 65 years and over: components, effectiveness, and influencing factors. An evidence review

The effectiveness of interventions related to the use of illicit drugs: prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery. A ‘review of reviews’

The efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis in adult populations: An evidence review

Treatment services for people with co-occurring substance use and mental health problems. A rapid realist synthesis

Vaccine injury redress programmes. An evidence review