The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 36 (Dan Boyle, Tommy Broughan, Joan Burton, Paul Connaughton, Paudge Connolly, Joe Costello, Jerry Cowley, Seymour Crawford, Seán Crowe, Bernard Durkan, Damien English, Olwyn Enright, Eamon Gilmore, John Gormley, Tom Hayes, Michael D Higgins, Phil Hogan, Brendan Howlin, Shane McEntee, Dinny McGinley, Finian McGrath, Paddy McHugh, Breeda Moynihan-Cronin, Catherine Murphy, Denis Naughten, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Brian O'Shea, Jan O'Sullivan, Willie Penrose, Pat Rabbitte, Eamon Ryan, Seán Ryan, Róisín Shortall, Emmet Stagg, David Stanton, Mary Upton)

Against the motion: 60 (Michael Ahern, Noel Ahern, Barry Andrews, Seán Ardagh, Niall Blaney, Johnny Brady, Martin Brady, John Browne, Joe Callanan, Pat Carey, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Michael J Collins, Beverley Flynn, Brian Cowen, John Cregan, John Curran, Tony Dempsey, John Dennehy, Dermot Fitzpatrick, Seán Fleming, Jim Glennon, Mary Hanafin, Seán Haughey, Máire Hoctor, Joe Jacob, Cecilia Keaveney, Billy Kelleher, Peter Kelly, Tony Killeen, Séamus Kirk, Tom Kitt, Brian Lenihan Jnr, Jim McDaid, John McGuinness, John Moloney, Donal Moynihan, Michael Mulcahy, M J Nolan, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, Charlie O'Connor, Willie O'Dea, Liz O'Donnell, John O'Donoghue, Denis O'Donovan, Noel O'Flynn, Ned O'Keeffe, Fiona O'Malley, Tim O'Malley, Peter Power, Seán Power, Dick Roche, Mae Sexton, Michael Smith, Dan Wallace, Mary Wallace, Joe Walsh, Ollie Wilkinson, Michael Woods, G V Wright)

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

Amendment declared lost.

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