I raise the ongoing investigation into the violent death more than five years ago of 21-year-old Joe Deacy from St. Alban's in Hertfordshire, England while visiting his relatives in Mayo. I met Joe many times in London when playing football. He was a fantastic fellow. He was Mayo GAA to the core. The Garda opened a murder inquiry into Joe's death after post mortem results showed he suffered a blunt trauma to his head. He was found lying on the ground outside a house in Swinford on 12 August 2017 by a passing cyclist and died the following day in Beaumont Hospital. After a brief sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court last Thursday the family consented to an application by the Garda inspector from Mayo to adjourn the inquest for an additional six months so that new lines of inquiry can be followed and several witnesses outside this jurisdiction can be interviewed. No one has been held accountable five years on. I ask that the State supports the Garda investigation team to ensure those who carried out this murder are brought justice.

It is a very sad and distressing case and our sympathies go to his family on the tragic loss of their son while visiting Ireland. It is a terrible and devastating loss to the family. We owe it to the Deacy family and in terms of their frustration at the perceived lack of progress we will provide every resource possible to An Garda Síochána. It is an operational matter for the Garda so we cannot intervene in this aspect. I hope the Garda will be successful in bringing the person or people culpable to justice.