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THE lack of specialised services available for people suffering from depression has been highlighted at the Coroner’s Court in Ennis.
The family of a man who died in Ennis in July this year told the in- quest into his death that greater re- sources needed to be allocated to the area of mental health.
The Coroner’s Court heard last week that the man’s body was dis- covered in July in woods near the Mill Road, Ennis, by a group of peo- ple out walking.
Gardai were subsequently called and the man’s body was removed from the scene.
The 27-year old man had been liv- ing in Ennis for seven months and
had been working as a carpenter. He was known to be suffering from de- pression.
He was originally from Dublin. In the Coroner’s Court last Wednesday, the man’s brother confirmed the dep- osition he gave to gardai at the time.
Asking County Coroner Isobel O’Dea if he could comment further on the matter, he said, “There has been a huge amount of suicides in the country over the past few years. Services are seriously lacking in this area for people. More need to be pro- vided.”
Coroner Isobel O’Dea _ returned a verdict of open death in the case. She said, “I am satisfied there is no evidence of accidental death and that there was no third party involve- ment.
“Tam aware he was suffering from depression but I am not positive the intention was there to commit sul- cide.”
Ms O’Dea said there was insuffi- cient evidence other than to disclose a verdict of open death.
She said she would write to the Health Service Executive on behalf of the family to express their reser- vations about the lack of services for people suffering from depression. She extended her sympathies to the eTeep es
She said, “I would like to extend my sympathies to you and your family. I see you are a large and close fam- ily and I hope that you gain strength from that. I will certainly write to the HSE to express you concerns on the lack of services.”