爱尔兰司法部长吉姆·奥卡拉汉表示，吸食毒品的人“正在支持我们在沃特福德所看到的可怕事件”。
People who take illegal drugs are "supporting the horrific events we saw in Waterford", Irish justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has said.
周二，金和菲利普·英格利什夫妇及其儿子卡勒姆和杰登在伯奇伍德庄园的住宅疑似遭纵火袭击后身亡。
Kim and Philip English and their sons, Callum and Jayden died after a suspected arson attack on their home in the Birchwood estate on Tuesday.
周四，警方逮捕了一名20多岁的男子和一名30多岁的女子，涉嫌与此事件有关。警方表示，这两人因涉嫌协助犯罪组织而被捕。警方认为火灾是人为蓄意引发的，并已启动谋杀调查。
On Thursday, police arrested a man in his 20s and a woman in her 30s over the incident. Gardai said the duo were arrested on suspicion of facilitating a criminal organisation. Police believe the fire was started deliberately and have launched a murder investigation.
奥卡拉汉表示：“这是一起非常重大的事件，警方在调查方面正取得非常重大的进展。
Mr O'Callaghan said: "It was a very significant event, the Gardai are making very significant progress in respect of the investigation.
“推动这一切的是毒品，这必须成为一个转折点，不仅对安加达锡亚纳或政府或政客而言，对公众也同样如此。
"What is fuelling this is drugs, it has to be a watershed moment not just for An Garda Siochana or government or politicians, it has to be for the public as well.
“这个周末吸食可卡因的人需要认识到，他们正在为有组织犯罪提供资金。”他说，通过“吸食毒品、资助毒品行业”，人们“正在支持我们在沃特福德所看到的可怕事件”。
"People who are this weekend taking cocaine need to recognise that they are funding organised crime." He said that by "taking drugs, by funding the drugs industry", people are "supporting the horrific events we saw in Waterford".
本周早些时候，英格利什先生的儿子曾表示，他的家人之所以被杀害，是因为有人欠下2万欧元（约1.68万英镑）的毒品债务。
Mr English's son claimed earlier this week that his family were murdered because of someone else's €20,000 (£16,800) drug debt.
约翰·詹姆斯·英格利什告诉爱尔兰国家广播电台RTE，他的家人曾长期被针对，但他们并未涉及毒品，且是“无辜的”。
John James English told RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster, that the family had been targeted for some time but were not involved in drugs and were "innocent".
警方专员贾斯汀·凯利表示，他预计将在涉嫌谋杀案中有进一步的逮捕。
Garda commissioner Justin Kelly has said he anticipates further arrests over the suspected murders.
凯利表示：“我向英格利什家人致哀，事实上也向沃特福德更广泛的社区致哀，这是一起绝对可怕的罪行。“我们正在进行全面的谋杀调查，过去几天我们取得了重大进展。“我们已经进行了七次重大搜查，并在调查中查获了一些物品。
Mr Kelly said: "My condolences go out to the English family, in fact the wider community of Waterford, an absolutely horrendous crime. "We have a full homicide investigation under way, we have made significant progress in the last number of days. "We significantly made seven searches, we have seized a number of items in connection with the investigation.
“我们预计在此案中将有进一步的逮捕。”他补充说，警方已“动用一切资源”来调查这些死亡事件。
"We do anticipate further arrests in this case." He added that the force has "given every resource" to investigating the deaths.
对英先生和英太太以及儿童的尸检已完成，但出于“作业原因”，结果尚未公布。袭击中受伤的另外两名儿童仍处于危急状态。警方重申了对疑似袭击的信息征集呼吁，该袭击发生在桦木大道。凯利先生表示，已采取措施保护受毒品相关恐吓影响的人。他说这“在世界各地、每个国家的毒品生意中都是普遍存在的”。
A post-mortem examination on Mr and Mrs English and the children has been completed but the results are not being released for "operational reasons". Two other children injured in the attack are still in a critical condition. Gardai have repeated their appeal for information on the suspected attack, which took place on Birch Avenue. Mr Kelly said steps are in place to protect those impacted by drugs-related intimidation. He said it was "part of the drugs business everywhere, in every country".
他补充道：“我们在此地区已经进行了多起起诉，起诉对象是涉及毒品相关恐吓的人。”
He added: "We have had a number of prosecutions in this area where we have prosecuted people for drugs-related intimidation.
“我们肯定看到的是，使用设备、燃烧设备、汽油弹的情况明显增加。显然我们对此非常担忧。”
"What we have certainly seen is an increased use of devices, incendiary devices, petrol bombs. Obviously we are very concerned around it.
“我们正在做的是加大打击力度，不仅针对高层的毒品有组织犯罪集团，也针对一些中层集团。”他说，警方在沃特福德调查中得到了公众的良好配合。
"What we are doing is increasing our targeting, not just on the higher-level drugs organised crime groups but some of the medium ones as well." He said the force had experienced good co-operation from the public in the Waterford investigation.
周四，辛恩费因党众议员戴维·卡利南表示，疑似袭击表现出“对人类生命的彻底蔑视”。
On Thursday, Sinn Fein TD David Cullinane said the suspected attack showed "utter contempt for human life".
国防部长海伦·麦肯蒂表示，袭击是“暴力犯罪”，而毒品债务追讨是社会的“绝对祸害”。
Minister for defence Helen McEntee said the attack was "violent criminality" and that drug debt collection was an "absolute scourge" on society.
她说：“对于那些觉得不能去警局的人，我认为这正是某些人的问题所在。”
"For those who do not feel that they can go to the Garda, I think this is part of some of the problem for people," she said.
作为“强度大”的警方调查的一部分，多处房产被搜查，多件电子设备和车辆被扣押。
Multiple properties have been searched with a number of electronic devices and vehicles seized as part of an "intense" Garda investigation.
周三，有数百人在桦木区参加了守灵活动。四名家庭成员的联合葬礼弥撒将于周一下午举行。
Hundreds attended a vigil on Wednesday in the Birchwood area. A joint funeral mass for the four family members will take place on Monday afternoon.