The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 58 (Noel Ahern, Barry Andrews, Niall Blaney, Johnny Brady, Martin Brady, Séamus Brennan, John Browne, Joe Callanan, John Carty, Michael J Collins, Beverley Flynn, Brian Cowen, John Cregan, John Curran, Noel Dempsey, Tony Dempsey, John Dennehy, Jimmy Devins, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Seán Fleming, Jim Glennon, Mary Hanafin, Mary Harney, Seán Haughey, Máire Hoctor, Joe Jacob, Cecilia Keaveney, Billy Kelleher, Peter Kelly, Séamus Kirk, Tom Kitt, Brian Lenihan Jnr, Conor Lenihan, Michael McDowell, John Moloney, Michael Moynihan, Michael Mulcahy, M J Nolan, Éamon Ó Cuív, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Charlie O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, Liz O'Donnell, Noel O'Flynn, Ned O'Keeffe, Fiona O'Malley, Tim O'Malley, Seán Power, Dick Roche, Mae Sexton, Brendan Smith, Michael Smith, Noel Treacy, Mary Wallace, Joe Walsh, Ollie Wilkinson, Michael Woods, G V Wright)

Against the motion: 40 (Bernard Allen, Dan Boyle, James Breen, Tommy Broughan, Richard Bruton, Paul Connaughton, Paudge Connolly, Joe Costello, Simon Coveney, Ciarán Cuffe, John Deasy, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Eamon Gilmore, John Gormley, Marian Harkin, Séamus Healy, Joe Higgins, Paul Kehoe, Pádraic McCormack, Shane McEntee, Finian McGrath, Paul McGrath, Paddy McHugh, Liz McManus, Gay Mitchell, Catherine Murphy, Gerard Murphy, Dan Neville, Jim O'Keeffe, Brian O'Shea, Jan O'Sullivan, John Perry, Ruairi Quinn, Michael Ring, Seán Ryan, Joe Sherlock, Emmet Stagg, Liam Twomey, Mary Upton)

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

Question declared carried.

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