I rise to speak about Geraldine O'Hagan, who died from cancer just a week ago after being diagnosed in March. She was only 53 years of age, but she filled her short adult life fighting for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. She worked for the Belfast Trust for decades, and, for the past four or five years, she worked as a family liaison senior social worker, attached to Muckamore Abbey Hospital. I met her while working with some families whose relatives were residents in Muckamore. I know that Linda Dillon worked with her on other cases, and I would not be surprised to hear that other MLAs knew Geraldine for her work. She was a caring, devoted and relentless champion for those most vulnerable patients and their families. She was a relentless voice for the voiceless. She was highly knowledgeable. She was unafraid of hierarchies or officialdom. She spoke her mind to help those in need and empowered others to do the same.

Although very ill and frail, Geraldine was determined to give evidence to the public inquiry into Muckamore. Members may remember seeing her and listening to her powerful words afterwards on television. She became a part of the families that she helped. When she was too frail to answer all enquiries, she set up a WhatsApp group. It was a large group, and what was noticeable was not just the messages to say prayers or of respect, but the outpouring of love for Geraldine. She will be very sadly missed, first by her son Josh and her wider family, but also by all those whose lives she touched. Hers was a life well lived.