The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 17 (Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Pearse Doherty, Paschal Donohoe, Frances Fitzgerald, Dominic Hannigan, Fidelma Healy Eames, Nicky McFadden, Joe O'Reilly, Joe O'Toole, John Paul Phelan, Phil Prendergast, Shane Ross, Liam Twomey)

Against the motion: 24 (Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, Ciarán Cannon, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, Déirdre de Búrca, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Lisa McDonald, David Norris, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Francis O'Brien, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Maurice Cummins and Paschal Donohoe; Níl, Senators Déirdre de Búrca and Diarmuid Wilson.

Amendment declared lost.