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All Ireland Traveller Health Study
Ethical Approval Process
– Republic of Ireland
Following submission of the study design to the UCD Ethics Research Committee on 4th July, 2007, the
study received approval subject to minor clarifications on 11th July, 2007 and final ethical clearance on
1st November, 2007.
Ethical Approval Process
– Northern Ireland
There are two approval mechanisms in Northern Ireland, one through the Office for Research Ethics
Committees Northern Ireland (ORECNI) and one through the Health Trusts. The ethical approval process
was more complex in Northern Ireland and was prepared in a staged approach, with approval initially
being sought for the census, health status, health service utilisation, mortality study and the birth
cohort sub-studies in the first submission; final approval was granted on the 16th December, 2008.
Following ORECNI approval, Trust approval was then negotiated with the 5 Trusts and final approval was
granted on the 13th February, 2009.
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