The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 14 (James Bannon, Paul Bradford, Fergal Browne, Ulick Burke, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Frank Feighan, Michael Finucane, Mary Henry, Joe McHugh, David Norris, John Paul Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Shane Ross)

Against the motion: 26 (Cyprian Brady, Michael Brennan, Peter Callanan, John Dardis, Timmy Dooley, Liam Fitzgerald, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Maurice Hayes, Tony Kett, Michael Kitt, Terry Leyden, Don Lydon, Marc MacSharry, Martin Mansergh, John Minihan, Paschal Mooney, Pat Moylan, Francis O'Brien, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Mary O'Rourke, Ann Ormonde, Eamon Scanlon, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

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