The mother of a teenager who died from a peanut allergy says her daughter's case is saving lives.
Emma Sloan (14) collapsed on O'Connell Street in Dublin six months ago after mistakenly eating a satay sauce.
She could not get an epipen device to help her because she did not have a prescription - and her mother is fighting for them to be freely available.
The campaign, 'Emma's Voice', is aiming to make the devices readily available in first aid boxes across the country. Over 60,000 people have signed a petition for that to happen.
It was introduced in the US after two school children died, and it is being introduced state-by-state in Canada.
It is claimed the pen would cost just a premises just 10 cents a day to stock the pen.
Caroline Sloan will address the Oireachtas Health Committee today. She explained to Newstalk Breakfast what she wants to happen.
