The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 28 (Eddie Bohan, Cyprian Brady, Michael Brennan, Peter Callanan, John Dardis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Maurice Hayes, Mary Henry, Brendan Kenneally, Tony Kett, Terry Leyden, Don Lydon, Marc MacSharry, Martin Mansergh, John Minihan, Pat Moylan, David Norris, Francis O'Brien, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Mary O'Rourke, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Shane Ross, Kate Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 11 (James Bannon, Paul Bradford, Fergal Browne, Paddy Burke, Ulick Burke, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Frank Feighan, Brian Hayes, John Paul Phelan, Sheila Terry)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Minihan and Moylan; Níl, Senators U. Burke and Cummins.

Question declared carried.