The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 22 (Michael Brennan, Brendan Daly, John Dardis, Geraldine Feeney, Liam Fitzgerald, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Tony Kett, Michael Kitt, Terry Leyden, Don Lydon, Marc MacSharry, Martin Mansergh, Tom Morrissey, Pat Moylan, Mary O'Rourke, Joe O'Toole, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Eamon Scanlon, Jim Walsh, Mary White)

Against the motion: 16 (Paul Bradford, Fergal Browne, Ulick Burke, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Michael Finucane, Brian Hayes, Mary Henry, Derek McDowell, David Norris, John Paul Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Shane Ross, Brendan Ryan, Sheila Terry, Joanna Tuffy)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Dardis and Moylan; Níl, Senators Cummins and Ryan.

Question declared carried.