Mary Moran (Labour) | Oireachtas source

Last Sunday marked the second anniversary of the brutal and callous murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. At the weekend a vigil was held at Lordship, the site where he had been callously murdered, while an anniversary mass was held in Dundalk, both of which were attended by throngs of people from all around the area who had come out to support the Donohoe family and gardaí. I commend the dignity of the Donohoe family throughout this ordeal and of An Garda Síochána for which this has been a very difficult time. I call for all possible resources and support to be provided for Dundalk Garda station in order that the excellent and hardworking local force will be equipped to apprehend the callous murderers of Detective Garda Donohoe. I acknowledge the support all of the people gave to the Donohoe family by attending events at the weekend, as well as in doing things in their own private way. I was delighted to see the Garda Commissioner, Ms Nóirín O'Sullivan, in attendance on Sunday when the words of Fr. Michael Cusack were poignant and strong. He said we had to root out the badness and evil in our world. Detective Garda Donohoe's family have been dealing with his loss and deserve closure by having the murderers of this brave and honourable man brought to justice. Every garda, not only in Dundalk but also across the country, wants to them being brought to justice. I call for all support and resources necessary to be provided to support the dedication and commitment of gardaí in seeking justice for the callous murder of Detective Garda Donohoe. I reiterate the many calls made for anyone with information, no matter how small, to come forward. People know who was responsible for this murder.

On a separate matter, the House must have an urgent debate on the reports of contaminated water being pumped into County Louth. This morning we had another episode of diesel sludge being dumped, with 6,000 litres being dropped at Stephenstown Pond just outside Dundalk. In the past two months alone, more than 74,000 litres of toxic diesel sludge has been dumped there at huge financial cost. The abuse by people with republican connections of Maíria Cahill and the murder of Paul Quinn are other things that have been mentioned.