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All Ireland Traveller Health Study Traveller Stakeholder Group: Northern Ireland A Northern Ireland (NI) Traveller Stakeholder Group was established. This group comprised of Ms Heather Robinson and latterly Mr David Reilly (DHSSPS); Dr Elizabeth Mitchell (DHSSPS), Mr Kieron Moore (DHSSPS), Ms Mary Scarlett (DHSSPS), Ms Angela McLernon (DHSSPS), Mr Derek Hanway (An Munia Tobar), Ms Dolores Atkinson (Study Project Development worker), Ms Mary Duggan (NHSCT), Ms Lisa Moore (Craigavon Traveller Support Centre), Ms Lynne Curran (DSSSPS), Ms Roberta Weir (DHSSPS) and Dr Jill Turner (UCD). The purpose of the stakeholder group was to facilitate approaches for information, support and access as necessary to action NI parts of the study. Heather Robinson was appointed as the chair of the group and she advised that the stakeholder group being convened by the DHSSPS would be time-limited to the lifetime of the survey. The stakeholder group met monthly and explored some of the following issues: funding mechanisms for Peer Researchers, proofing the questionnaire for use in NI, mapping and scoping, support in relation to Traveller families, general practitioner (GP) and health visitors (HV). Groups and Networks – Republic of Ireland Groups and Networks were established by the HSE and the Traveller networks in the Republic of Ireland to support communication and study information dissemination during the study. Traveller Liaison Committee – Health Service Executive This committee was established in 2008 to give UCD direct access to the HSE staff around the country. The membership involved the Regional Social Inclusion Specialists and the THU coordinators along with the Chair of the Director of the Public Health Nurses group and other key HSE staff as appropriate (see Table 1). The role of this committee was to advise on the smooth running of the interface between the UCD study group and the HSE staff. Figure 5 describes the HSE structure established for the AITHS study. The Director and Assistant Director of the study team and other team members as appropriate were invited to attend the meetings of this committee to communicate, inform, brief and update on the study. 30
Health Survey Findings Table 1: Traveller Liaison Committee - Health Service Executive Member Name Professional role Institution Alice O’Flynn (Chair) Assistant National Director Social Inclusion Leonie O’Neill National Planning Specialist Social Inclusion Tony Quilty Social Inclusion (SI) Specialist HSE West Concepta De Brún SI Specialist Dublin Mid-Leinster Ronnie Fay THU Coordinator HSE East Fergal Fox THU Coordinator Midlands Martin Collum THU Coordinator HSE-NE Mary Syron THU Coordinator HSE West Mary Kennedy THU Coordinator HSE Mid West Deirdre O’Reilly THU Coordinator HSE South Liam Keane SI Specialist HSE South Maire O’Leary SI Manager Donegal LHO Rebacca Loughry SI Specialist HSE SOUTH Marianne Healy Director PHN Dublin NW LHO Eileen Gilsenan Designated PHN for Travellers Co Meath Bill Ebbitt Population Health HSE East 31
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