More than half of Irish people expect social distancing restrictions to be in place for more than five months.
That's according to the Irish Mirror's exclusive Great Big Lockdown Survey, powered by doopoll, which gathered the thoughts of 2,155 residents.
In total, 53% of respondents are preparing for restrictions for the next five months or longer, with just 12% hopeful they will be finished in three months time.
The majority of people, 58%, think that the Government introduced social distancing measures at the right time with 36% believing it was too late.
A tiny 3% of people don't believe any measures should have been introduced at all - with 1% saying they came too early and 2% unsure.
On average, the people of Ireland believe the Government has been doing a good job of handling the virus.
Answers given on a scale of 1-10 with 6-8 being good and over 8 being very good, saw an average score of 7.6.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan is the standout figure for the population receiving the strongest average score amongst those facing the public.
Dr Tony Holohan received an average score of 8.4 out of 10.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was second with a score of 7.4 with Minister for Health Simon Harris, 7.3, and HSE chief Paul Reid, 7.1, all getting high approval ratings.
And after Paschal Donohoe said earlier this week that he doesn't expect to raise taxes, 47% of the population said they wouldn't accept a rise in tax if that changes.
But 37% said they would be willing to take on the burden of increased taxes with 16% unsure.
Further to that almost half of respondents, 46%, said that their household income has dropped since the outbreak began.
And of those 46%, the most common dip in pay was by 20-30%, with one in five in this bracket.
16% saw a drop of 40%-50%, 14% a drop of 30%-40%, 18% a drop of 10%-20%, and 9% a drop of less than 10%.
And with pubs set to be shut until August, the Irish population said they are "unlikely" to go to a secret pub even if it opened on their street.
Giving their answers on a scale of 1-10, with 0-1 being "very unlikely" and 1-3 being "unlikely" - the average score was 1.3.
The mental health of the country has been badly affected by the outbreak with 37% of people saying they have experienced anxiety more often than they usually would.
23% have experienced more loneliness and 21% more depression - while 19% have said they have not seen a change in their mental health at all.
