I move:
That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approve the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of 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 measure:
a proposal for a Council Decision creating a European Refugee Fund (COM (1999) 686 final),
a copy of which proposed measure was laid before Seanad Éireann on 6th April, 2000, be referred to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, in accordance with paragraph (1)(a)(iv) of the Orders of Reference of that Committee, which shall, not later than 20th April 2000, send a message to the Dáil in the manner prescribed in Standing Order 67, and Standing Order 69(2) shall accordingly apply.