Application Forms & Amendment Forms
On this webpage you will find the separate application forms, and accompanying application form guidance, for studies seeking a new consent declaration and studies seeking an amendment to an existing consent declaration that has already be made.
To apply for a consent declaration, or to request an amendment to an existing consent declaration, please download the complete the relevant application form.
Please consult with the guidance notes and your Data Protection Officer as necessary.
Please note that the HRCDC is an independent statutory body established under Statutory Instrument (S.I. No. 314 of 2018 and as amended under S.I.No. 188 of 2019 and S.I. 18 of 2021) and therefore any records held by it is subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
Note: If submitting participant information leaflets and proxy assent/participant consent forms as part of your application to the HRCDC, then Applicants/data controllers are requested to review the following information document in advance of submitting a consent declaration application:
HRCDC consent declaration application form
To apply for a new consent declaration please use the following application form and consult with the guidance notes for specific advice on each section
CSO Health Research Data Centre - Consent Declaration Application form
To apply for a new consent declaration for data obtained from the CSO Health Research Data Centre (Health RDC), please use the following application.
Please note this application should only be used for seeking a consent declaration with regards processing data from the CSO Health RDC only.
Amendment request application form
To request an amendment to a consent declaration that has been made to a data controller, please complete the amendment request application form.
For pre-submission advice, please contact secretariat@hrcdc.ie.
Please note that where an amendment request form is submitted for consideration, the HRCDC reserves the right to request that the Applicant/data controller submit a full new consent declaration application for consideration if this is considered appropriate in the context of the proposed changes to be made to the study.