The Department of Health have established a National Research Ethics Committee for all COVID-19 related health research. Researchers can now apply for ethics approval and a consent declaration for COVID-19 related research, through an integrated review process between the National Research Ethics Committee for COVID-19 and the HRCDC. More information can be viewed here here: HRCDC & NREC- COVID 19 related research – Briefing 11.04.2020