I need hardly say that the Garda Síochána allocate optimun resources to the investigation of all murders. The primary task is to identify those responsible and to assemble evidence to support their prosecution. Special attention is also directed to the motivation involved.
The Serious Crime Squad at the Central Detective Unit gathers intelligence and information on all serious crime. Every effort is made in the examination and collation of this material to establish if the crimes are linked in any way. This includes, in the case of murder, trying to establish if there is a common prepetrator for two or more offences. The Garda authorities are satisfied that maximum resources are deployed to solve all murder cases including the identification of possible so-called contract killers.