The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 21 (Cyprian Brady, Michael Brennan, Margaret Cox, Brendan Daly, Timmy Dooley, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Brendan Kenneally, Tony Kett, Michael Kitt, Terry Leyden, Don Lydon, Marc MacSharry, John Minihan, Tom Morrissey, Pat Moylan, Mary O'Rourke, Kieran Phelan, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 11 (James Bannon, Paul Bradford, Fergal Browne, Paddy Burke, Ulick Burke, Frank Feighan, Brian Hayes, David Norris, Shane Ross, Sheila Terry, Joanna Tuffy)

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

Question declared carried.