The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 9 (Paul Bradford, Maurice Cummins, Michael Finucane, Mary White, Mary Henry, David Norris, Kathleen O'Meara, Shane Ross, Brendan Ryan)

Against the motion: 24 (Peter Callanan, Donie Cassidy, Margaret Cox, Brendan Daly, Seán Dorgan, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Tony Kett, Terry Leyden, Don Lydon, Marc MacSharry, John Minihan, Paschal Mooney, Pat Moylan, Francis O'Brien, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Chris Wall, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

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

Amendment declared lost.