The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 27 (Cyprian Brady, Michael Brennan, Peter Callanan, Brendan Daly, John Dardis, Timmy Dooley, Geraldine Feeney, Liam Fitzgerald, Brendan Kenneally, Tony Kett, Michael Kitt, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Martin Mansergh, John Minihan, Paschal Mooney, Tom Morrissey, Pat Moylan, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Mary O'Rourke, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Eamon Scanlon, Jim Walsh, Kate Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 16 (James Bannon, Paul Bradford, Fergal Browne, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Frank Feighan, Brian Hayes, Mary Henry, Michael McCarthy, David Norris, Kathleen O'Meara, Joe O'Toole, Feargal Quinn, Shane Ross, Sheila Terry, Joanna Tuffy)

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

Question declared carried.