The Dail Divided:

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

Against the motion: 15 (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, Brendan Ryan)

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

Question declared carried.