Ms Isabella Plunkett:

I thank the Deputy. I appreciate the kind words. The mental health side of things is a big part of it. Not being able to speak to family and friends about it will, of course, affect a person. As I said earlier, in these days and times we should be looking after mental health. Issues are on the rise. As Ms Ní Bhrógáin has said, if we are not given that support in work, what are we supposed to do? Are we supposed to sit there by ourselves and think about these horrible things? Are we supposed to suffer in silence? I do not think it is right and I do not believe it is fair. As I outlined in my statement, I am now on antidepressants for more than seven months. I have horrible dreams about the content and I can find myself, while in a day-to-day situation, thinking of yesterday's work. I may think of something I saw that was really horrible and I cannot forget it although I would like to. Everybody should be able to separate work and life balance. They should be able to go home and have that separation, but I feel that with this job it is not necessarily possible because your subconscious mind is always thinking about it. It is very difficult.