Local committee checklist
Committee contact details
Committee remit
Reviews applications to conduct research in:
- University Hospital Limerick
- University Maternity Hospital Limerick
- St. John’s Hospital
- Croom Hospital
- Ennis Hospital
- Nenagh Hospital
- CHO3
Local requirements
Applications must be submitted online at www.medicalresearch.ie.
All applications and supporting documentation should be typed, signed and dated by the principal investigator.
A submission should include Information Leaflets, Consent Forms, Questionnaires, and Study Protocol, Principal Investigator Curriculum Vitae, Evidence of GDPR Training, etc. (if applicable). Ensure that you refer to the Local Committee Checklist. Please take care when completing your submission as incomplete packs or an incomplete submission will not be accepted. This will only delay the REC approval process for your research.
The DPIA Screening Tool should be completed and if indicated from the DPIA Screening Tool, a Privacy Impact Assessment Form should be completed. You should also submit the completed and reviewed PIA as part of your submission to the REC if required.
Activities not requiring REC review
Specific activities do not require REC review including:
- Quality assurance studies
- Clinical Audits
- Service Evaluations
For further information please see HSE’s Research & Development page What is Research.
Please note only a limited number of applications can be reviewed each month. These will be reviewed on a first come, first serve basis for all full and completed applications. Applications not reviewed within a given month will be added to a waitlist for the following month.
HSE Local Committee Declaration & Signatory Page (DOC, 45 KB, 2 pages)
Standard Application Form (DOC, 207 KB, 28 pages)
Standard Application Form Guidance Manual (PDF, 1MB, 80 pages)
HSE DPIA Form (PDF, size 1.2 MB, 21 pages)
Research Ethics Committee Meeting Dates and Submission Deadlines January - December 2025 (PDF, 400 KB, 1 page)
Local Committee Checklist (PDF, 457 KB, 2 pages)
Data Protection Impact Assessment Screening Tool (Excel, size 266 KB)
