I have worked for over 20 years in the corporate, statutory, voluntary , educational, community and voluntary sectors in Ireland and abroad and have considerable experience working in the areas of homelessness, mental health and refugee/asylum seeking. Over the past 30 years I have held posts in organisations including the ESB, Intel, Dublin City Council, the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive and Mental Health Ireland. I am currently a Director of the Peter Mc Verry Trust and Chair their Research and Services Committee.