The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 37 (Paul Bradford, Cyprian Brady, Michael Brennan, Fergal Browne, Paddy Burke, Ulick Burke, Paul Coghlan, Noel Coonan, Margaret Cox, Brendan Daly, John Dardis, Timmy Dooley, Michael Finucane, Liam Fitzgerald, John Gerard Hanafin, Brian Hayes, Brendan Kenneally, Tony Kett, Michael Kitt, Terry Leyden, Don Lydon, Martin Mansergh, Joe McHugh, John Minihan, Paschal Mooney, Tom Morrissey, Pat Moylan, Francis O'Brien, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Mary O'Rourke, Ann Ormonde, John Paul Phelan, Kieran Phelan, Eamon Scanlon, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 5 (Derek McDowell, David Norris, Kathleen O'Meara, Feargal Quinn, Shane Ross)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Minihan and Moylan; Níl, Senators Norris and O'Meara.

Question declared carried.