I want to talk about two brilliant and kind young women, two wonderful sisters who have worked in the Oireachtas. Yara Alagha used to work for the Civil Engagement Group and her sister Lara still works for the Green Party. This morning ten members of the Alagha family were killed by an Israeli bombing of their house in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. I am trying not to get emotional and I ask the House to bear with me. I would like to request a moment of silence to remember them and to mark this House’s expression of sympathy and solidarity with Yara, Lara and their entire family. I will read their names into the record: Powerful Amin Faluji Agha, 61 years old; Sanaa Jihad Muhammad Al Agha (Wadi), 52 years old; Ameen Ameen Al Agha, 27 years old; Safe Amin Jabara Agha, 21 years old; Wassim Amin Jabara Agha, 19 years old; Mohannad Amin Jabara Agha, 30 years old; Hind Abdul Hamid Abdul Jawad Agha, 27 years old; Talin Mohannad Amin Agha, two years and two months old; Asil Mohannad Amin Agha, one year and 21 days old; and Sama Samar Sobhi Jabara Al Agha, 15 years old.

In Gaza there is nowhere safe to hide and there is nowhere to escape. The Israeli military is flagrantly and brazenly targeting residential buildings, ambulances and mosques without even the pretence of targeting military installations. This is collective punishment at its basest and most murderous. Everything needs to be done to restrain the violence of Israel, which has total control over the life and death of the more than 2 million people kept in the open-air prison that is Gaza. The people of Palestine need us to work urgently for justice and peace. I would like us to have a minute's silence for the family of Yara and Lara.

I second that.

I acknowledge the very emotional testimony of Senator Black. If we are to have a minute's silence we need to have a minute's silence for all who have died and been killed in conflict in recent days. We have to acknowledge this.

I know it is not traditional for Ministers to come to the House to speak about their departmental budgets but if they are agreeable it is something that would be positive. It would allow Members to speak about their specific departmental areas and to question Ministers.

I have come from a meeting of the health committee on child and adult mental health services, CAMHS, which we know are very important. There are 75 CAMHS teams throughout the country. The testimony today from the HSE is that only CHO 9 has fully staffed CAMHS teams. There are also issues regarding the transition from CAMHS services to adult services when someone reaches the age of 18. The view was expressed that there should be a longer lead-in time and greater collaboration between CAMHS and adult mental health services to allow people aged up to the age of 25 to be treated and seen by CAMHS. I would like to have a debate on this.

We have seen the reports on CAMHS in south Kerry, which came about because of a whistleblower. There is a need to enhance governance and have better leadership of CAMHS teams and to make changes to the Mental Health Act to allow the Mental Health Commission to have a regulatory role in CAMHS services. This is very important. I acknowledge the great work done by individual members of CAMHS teams. Often they are overworked and do not have the full complement of staff. There is also a need for greater collaboration between adjoining CAMHS teams that are down members, perhaps a psychologist or psychiatrist. I call for a debate on CAMHS.

I would also like an opportunity, as part of the budget process, to engage with Ministers from all Departments in the House. This would be along with the press conferences they have on their individual budget items.