I move:
That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approve the exercise by the State of the option provided by Article 4 of the second Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the Council that it wishes to take part in the provisions of the Schengen acquis specified in:
the proposed Council Decision concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis; and approves the exercise by the State of the option provided by Article 4 of the fourth Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the Council and the Commission that it wishes to accept the following measures:
Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28th May, 2001, on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals;
Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28th June, 2001, supplementing the provisions of Article 26 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14th June, 1985;
Council Regulation (EC) No. 2424/2001 of 6th December, 2001, on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II);
copies of which were laid before Seanad Éireann on 29th January, 2002, be referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, in accordance with paragraph (1)(Seanad) of the Orders of Reference of that Committee, which shall, not later than 27th February, 2002, send a message to the Seanad in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 67, and Standing Order 69(2), shall accordingly apply.
