Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is good to know.

I thank the witnesses. There is no doubt that a tsunami of mental health issues is coming down the line. It is organisations such as the Samaritans that are picking up the pieces. I agree with Mr. Mulligan that it would be brilliant to see mental health being made a priority. I have no doubt that Covid-19 has created underlying post-traumatic stress for many people. It is difficult for them to understand it and to manage the anxiety, stress, loneliness, isolation and everything else that might not have impacted them before or has now been magnified in many different ways. As we all know, stress, anxiety and so on impact on physical health. If there was some form of intervention for people whereby that could be caught before it became a physical problem, it could save the health service a great deal of money.

Is there anything the witnesses would like to say before we finish? Do they feel they have covered everything?