Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1062. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken a study to investigate the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns on the provision of mental health services. [17012/21]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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1063. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken a study to investigate the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns on people's mental health; and, if so, if he will provide the details. [17013/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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My Department commissioned Amárach Research to conduct weekly research on public sentiment around a broad range of issues related to COVID-19 and public health measures. This has been ongoing throughout the pandemic.

The polls are conducted using Amárach’s SmartPoll panel and weighted to the demographics of the adult population. The polls are published each week on the Government website. Personal worry and the sources of worry are one of the opinions tracked with this survey, as well as sentiment around the level of restrictions in place over time.

The research can be found here: