First, I compliment Senators Aideen Hayden and Sean D. Barrett on bringing forward the request for a debate on the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, TTIP. While I support both calls, I am not sure that I am as enthusiastic as is my colleague, Senator Sean D. Barrett.

I also wish to support Senator Jillian van Turnhout on the issue of children's mental health. In particular, if Members are to have a debate on that subject, the issue of guidance should be included. In such a debate, I would also ask the Health Service Executive why one entire group of psychologists is excluded from employment within the health service through the official means, yet such psychologists can be employed unofficially.

In particular, however, I wish to comment on the Germanwings flight. I am extremely disturbed to find that depression is being cited as one possible cause. Depression is a mental health issue and everyone lives and works with people all over the world who suffer severely from depression. Just because someone suffers from depression does not necessarily mean he or she will drive a car or an aeroplane into the ground. People are being a little previous in coming up with what caused this event. The other thing I find most disturbing today is that questions now are being asked about the religion of the pilot. Religion is a lifestyle choice. We now live in our multiethnic multireligious society and how dare anybody try to pin this on one particular religious belief or another. Consequently, I ask the Leader to acknowledge that not enough is known about what happened to the Germanwings flight to lay blame on any particular disease or religion.

My colleague, Senator Rónán Mullen, will speak shortly. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that Committee Stage of the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015 be taken today and that Report Stage be taken next Monday. I do not do so because I agree with my colleague's views but because it is the right and democratic thing to do.