The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 12 (Paul Bradford, Jerry Buttimer, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Pearse Doherty, Frances Fitzgerald, Dominic Hannigan, Nicky McFadden, Joe O'Reilly, John Paul Phelan, Phil Prendergast, Alex White)

Against the motion: 24 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Peter Callanan, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Déirdre de Búrca, John Ellis, Cecilia Keaveney, Marc MacSharry, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Francis O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Shane Ross, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paudie Coffey and Nicky McFadden; Níl, Senators Déirdre de Búrca and Diarmuid Wilson.

Amendment declared lost.