**5. Conclusions**

The Irish general public requires increased access to mental health services to meet the increase in COVID-19-related psychological problems identified in this study. In particular, access to evidence-based psychological interventions are needed that support the development and maintenance of coping mechanisms, in order to improve mental health and psychological well-being. Specifically, this research highlights the need to support people and their families across the lifespan (18–76 years) within our healthcare systems, with both traditional and non-traditional intervention strategies, ensuring accessibility is considered. This research suggests that features of depression have significantly increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which are further perpetuated by the quarantine and imposed restriction, albeit necessary steps for infection control.

**Supplementary Materials:** The following are available online at http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/11/3481/s1, Table S1: Effects of COVID-19 questionnaire (ECQ); Table S2: Mean and standard deviation of the psychological outcome measures for the total cohort, and the stratified group membership; Table S3: Correlations for the psychological outcome variables for the total group and the stratification of those who had neither a child nor an older aging parent; Table S4: Correlations for the psychological outcome variables stratified by those who were parents of children, as well as participants with older aging parents.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, T.B., A.B., L.K.T., E.M., L.M. and A.C; Methodology, T.B., A.B., L.K.T., E.M., L.M. and A.C.; formal analysis, T.B., L.K.T., O.S., M.S. and A.C.; Writing—original draft preparation, T.B.; Writing—review and editing, T.B., A.C., L.M., O.S., L.K.T., A.B., E.M. and M.S.; Visualization, T.B.; Supervision, T.B. and A.C.; Funding acquisition, T.B. and A.C. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Acknowledgments:** The authors would like to thank the participants of this survey, who took part amid the global COVID-19 pandemic and local national quarantine.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
