The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 22 (Cyprian Brady, Michael Brennan, Brendan Daly, John Dardis, Geraldine Feeney, Liam Fitzgerald, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Brendan Kenneally, Terry Leyden, Don Lydon, John Minihan, Pat Moylan, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Francis O'Brien, Mary O'Rourke, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Eamon Scanlon, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 16 (James Bannon, Paul Bradford, Paul Coghlan, Noel Coonan, Maurice Cummins, Frank Feighan, Michael Finucane, Brian Hayes, Mary Henry, Derek McDowell, Joe McHugh, Kathleen O'Meara, Joe O'Toole, John Paul Phelan, Shane Ross, Brendan Ryan)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Minihan and Moylan; Níl, Senators O'Toole and Ross.

Amendment declared carried.