I invite the Minister for Justice and Equality to come to the House as a matter of urgency to explain his decision to repatriate David Brozovsky, aged 23, who is in the Midlands Prison for the murder of Sharon Coughlan on 15 September 2007.

The Senator should not mention names.

I do not think a convicted murderer and rapist should be protected by this House. He has no right to be protected by it. He is the subject of repatriation by the Minister to the Czech Republic.

It would be more appropriate to raise the matter on the Adjournment.

I hope the Leas-Chathaoirleach will accept that but I will await the outcome of my proposal that the Minister come to the House. At 19 years of age, David Brozovsky was convicted to serve 20 years and 13 years concurrently for the murder and rape of this young mother of two children now aged 15 and 12.

This is a dastardly situation. The Minister has not consulted the family or got their approval for the repatriation of this murderer to the Czech Republic. There is no guarantee that the Czech Republic will not release this man prematurely, which has happened in other repatriation cases. The only guarantee is if he is held in the Midlands Prison until he serves his sentence for the acts of murder and rape, for which he has expressed no regrets or sorrow. We do not know the contacts he has-----

The Senator has made his point.

-----in the Czech Republic. If the Coughlan family were from Dublin South, this man would not be repatriated to the Czech Republic.

There is one law for the rich and one for the poor. I can guarantee the House that the Minister knows his people in his constituency and he would never repatriate this man.

The Senator should be made to withdraw that comment.

He will get his line in the newspapers tomorrow.

On a point of order, despite my long-standing friendship with Senator Leyden, that was a completely inappropriate remark and I ask him in a spirit of gentlemanliness to withdraw it.

Under no circumstances will I because it is a fact.

The Senator should reflect on what he said. I will come back to him shortly.

That was an outrageous comment.

Hear, hear.