Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudyEthical Approval Process– Republic of IrelandFollowing submission of the study design to the UCD Ethics Research Committee on 4th July, 2007, thestudy received approval subject to minor clarifications on 11th July, 2007 and final ethical clearance on1st November, 2007.Ethical Approval Process– Northern IrelandThere are two approval mechanisms in Northern Ireland, one through the Office for Research EthicsCommittees Northern Ireland (ORECNI) and one through the Health Trusts. The ethical approval processwas more complex in Northern Ireland and was prepared in a staged approach, with approval initiallybeing sought for the census, health status, health service utilisation, mortality study and the birthcohort 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 wasgranted on the 13th February, 2009.42