‘Our Geels’ – The All Ireland Traveller Health Study is a result of much hard work by many  people who attended various events organised to progress the Study and contributed enormously.  Following are some of the events that have led to the current stage of the Study:

 1. Nine Regional Consultations with Traveller organisations on the AITHS with Traveller organisation(click on the blue text to see the consultation reports) 

• Mid-Western Health Board – Thursday 04 September 2003
• North-Western Health Board - Wednesday 10^th September 2003
• Eastern Regional Health Authority – Thursday 11^th September 2003
• Midland Health Board – Tuesday 16^thSeptember 2003
• South Eastern Health Board - Thursday 18^th September 2003
• North Eastern Health Board - Tuesday 23^rd September 2003
• Northern Ireland Regional Consultation - Wednesday 24^th September 2003
• Southern Health Board - Tuesday 30^th September 2003
• Western Health Board - Wednesday 1^st October 2003

2. One Feedback on the Regional Consultations in December 2003 in Dublin

3. First proposed draft document circulated jointly by the IPH and the Department of Health and Children on the 16^th of November 2003

4. Draft procurement option document produced jointly by the IPH and the DH&C in January 2004

5. Demographer contracted in November 2005 for Traveller Census

6. Census form designed by PaveePoint in November 2005 in conjunction with the Demographer

7. EU Procurement Document prepared and sent to tender in December 2005

8. Tender closed on the 17^th of February 2006

9. Outcome of tender unsuccessful

10. Re-tendered on the 30^th June 2006

11. Tender closed on the 8^th August 2006

12. Contract awarded to UCD on

13. Minister launched the AITHS on the 10^th of July 2007

14. Draft questionnaire put on the web by UCD on the 19^th of February 2008

15. Training of PHC Co-ordinators/Assistant Co-ordinators on questionnaire and protocol by UCD on the 17th of April 2008

16. Training of PHC Co-ordinators/Assistant Co-ordinators on computer use by UCD on the 18th & 19th of June 2008

17. Consultation around cultural proofing the draft questionnaire with the Traveller Primary Health Care Workers in the Eastern Region by UCD on the 15th of July 2008