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 see 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.

They are not republicans.

There is a common thread across all of these matters - it was mentioned this morning when the mother of Paul Quinn was interviewed on radio - that people in Sinn Féin know what is going on and have information on all four items I have raised. I ask that where people offer to be mediators, those with information come out publicly and provide it.

I echo everything Senator Mary Moran said. I was glad to stand shoulder to shoulder with her and the people of parish mentioned the other night when they marched with dignity to show huge support and solidarity. I was glad to be there to show the solidarity of the people of County Limerick because we experienced this horror when Garda Jerry McCabe was murdered in cold blood while going about his daily business. I commend the Donohoe family and the members of St. Patrick's GAA Club, the most fantastic, decent, honest and welcoming people I have met in a long time. I support Senator Mary Moran 100% and will continue to support the people of the area to the same level. The criminals involved have no place in modern, civilised Ireland. They are animals. They are callous, murdering, sadistic animals who need to be put out of business. As Senator Mary Moran said, they are destroying people's lives. When I met the Donohoe family, it struck me that their lives had been destroyed, but it is not only their lives which have been destroyed. Adrian Donohoe was the coach of the under-14s, the under-16s and the juvenile teams in St. Patrick's GAA Club. He was a huge man, had a huge presence and was a huge figure in the parish and community. The children used to flock to him and run after him in training in all weather conditions. God forgive me, but I feel like swearing when I think of the effect the people responsible have had on these children and the lives of all the people of the parish and Deputy Gerry Adams on television last night smirking at the people of Ireland. He has denied that he was ever involved in the Provisional IRA. It is a sick joke.