I move:
That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure:
a proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis,
a copy of which proposed measure was laid before Seanad Éireann on 2 April 2009, 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, not later than 10 June 2009, shall send a message to the Seanad in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 72, and Standing Order 74(2) shall accordingly apply.