Ms Doireann O'Mahony:

On behalf of the Irish Sepsis Foundation, I thank the committee for the invitation to attend this very important occasion. As Ireland’s only sepsis charity we are delighted to see the issue closest to our hearts being put firmly on the political agenda this morning.

The Irish Sepsis Foundation was set up in September 2022. We have all been given a lot of hope and energy by the progress that we have made during that short time span. As a not-for-profit organisation we rely solely on the goodwill of our members and volunteers, all of whom have been affected by sepsis in some way, and all of whom share a very firm and strong commitment to furthering our goal of better survival rates and a better quality of life for those who survive sepsis. We all believe that the more people in Ireland who know about sepsis, the safer everybody will be.

I am accompanied by our member, Mr. Conor Callaghan, who is a sepsis survivor. I think it is important to hand over to him to hear what he has to say.