Mobile phone data reveals majority of Offaly people are staying close to home
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Almost 60% of Offaly residents are staying within 10km of their homes during the current Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The CSO’s Staying Local Indicator (SLI) provides estimated percentages of county populations that have stayed within 10km of their homes, based on the statistical analysis of mobile phone activity.
The figures show that 58.7% of Offaly residents stayed within a 10km radius on the week ending January 15. However that the amount of Offaly people moving beyond 10km from home has increased slightly by 1.7% compared to the first week of the month when 60.4% of people stayed within 10km of their home.
Almost 60% of Laois residents are staying within 10km of their homes during the current Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, according to new data from the Centr.
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People living in Co Kildare are among the best at staying local to comply with Covid-19 restrictions, new data shows.
Gardaí can fine you €100 if you stray outside the 5km limit of movement during Level 5.
New figures by the CSO show that almost two-thirds of Kildare residents have stayed within a 10km radius in the first two weeks of January.
The most compliant county is Dublin, possibly reflecting the bigger concentration of nearby shops and supermarkets and larger garda presence.
The Staying Local Indicator is based on the statistical analysis of mobile phone activity.
There were large differences between some counties, with people in Dublin being far more likely to stay local. Around 78.8pc of people in the capital remained within 10km of their home in the second week of January, which the CSO says reflects its “urbanised nature with respect to other counties”.
Behind Dublin were Wicklow (with 67.9pc) and Louth (67.6pc). On the flipside, people living in more rural counties were more likely to have to travel further distances, with Roscommon topping the list at 52.9pc.
Mayo, with 53.4pc, and Tipperary, with 54.8pc, were right behind it. Mayo was also the only county to show no difference in movement between the first and second weeks of January.
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