The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 23 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, Déirdre de Búrca, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Rónán Mullen, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Kieran Phelan, Shane Ross, Jim Walsh, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 16 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Frances Fitzgerald, Dominic Hannigan, Pat Moylan, Nicky McFadden, David Norris, Joe O'Reilly, John Paul Phelan, Eugene Regan, Brendan Ryan)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Diarmuid Wilson and Déirdre de Búrca; Níl, Senator David Norris and Ivana Bacik.

Question declared carried.