The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 11 (Paul Bradford, Jerry Buttimer, Maurice Cummins, Paschal Donohoe, Frances Fitzgerald, Pat Moylan, Nicky McFadden, Joe O'Reilly, John Paul Phelan, Liam Twomey, Shane Ross)

Against the motion: 29 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Mary White, Ivor Callely, Ciarán Cannon, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Dominic Hannigan, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Diarmuid Wilson, David Norris, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Francis O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Ann Ormonde, Joe O'Toole, Kieran Phelan, Jim Walsh, Brendan Ryan)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Maurice Cummins and Paschal Donohoe; Níl, Senators Diaramuid Wilson and Dan Boyle.

Amendment declared lost.