The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 10 (Paul Bradford, Jerry Buttimer, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Paschal Donohoe, Rónán Mullen, Joe O'Reilly, John Paul Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Eugene Regan)

Against the motion: 27 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Mark Daly, Déirdre de Búrca, Pearse Doherty, Geraldine Feeney, John Gerard Hanafin, Dominic Hannigan, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, David Norris, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Francis O'Brien, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Joe O'Toole, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Shane Ross, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Maurice Cummins and Joe O'Reilly; Níl, Senators Déirdre de Búrca and Diarmuid Wilson.

Amendment declared lost.