The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 50 (Dermot Ahern, Michael Ahern, Barry Andrews, Seán Ardagh, Séamus Brennan, John Browne, Pat Carey, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Michael J Collins, Mary Coughlan, Brian Cowen, John Cregan, Síle de Valera, Noel Dempsey, John Dennehy, Jimmy Devins, Seán Fleming, Jim Glennon, Seán Haughey, Máire Hoctor, Joe Jacob, Cecilia Keaveney, Billy Kelleher, Peter Kelly, Tony Killeen, Séamus Kirk, Tom Kitt, Conor Lenihan, John McGuinness, John Moloney, Donal Moynihan, Michael Mulcahy, M J Nolan, Éamon Ó Cuív, Charlie O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, John O'Donoghue, Batt O'Keeffe, Ned O'Keeffe, Fiona O'Malley, Tom Parlon, Peter Power, Seán Power, Dick Roche, Mae Sexton, Michael Smith, Joe Walsh, Michael Woods, G V Wright)

Against the motion: 37 (Bernard Allen, Dan Boyle, Tommy Broughan, Richard Bruton, Joan Burton, Paudge Connolly, Joe Costello, Seymour Crawford, Ciarán Cuffe, John Deasy, Jimmy Deenihan, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Martin Ferris, John Gormley, Joe Higgins, Phil Hogan, Brendan Howlin, Enda Kenny, Kathleen Lynch, Shane McEntee, Finian McGrath, Liz McManus, Olivia Mitchell, Breeda Moynihan-Cronin, Catherine Murphy, Dan Neville, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Jan O'Sullivan, Séamus Pattison, Willie Penrose, Ruairi Quinn, Pat Rabbitte, Eamon Ryan, Seán Ryan, Emmet Stagg)

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Kitt and Kelleher; Níl, Deputies Neville and Stagg.

Amendment declared carried.

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