The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 23 (Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, Ciarán Cannon, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Lisa McDonald, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Ann Ormonde, Shane Ross, Jim Walsh, Mary White)

Against the motion: 15 (Ivana Bacik, Jerry Buttimer, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Paschal Donohoe, Fidelma Healy Eames, Michael McCarthy, David Norris, Joe O'Reilly, Joe O'Toole, John Paul Phelan, Eugene Regan, Brendan Ryan, Alex White)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Camillus Glynn and Labhrás Ó Murchú; Níl, Senators Paschal Donohoe and Michael McCarthy.

Question declared carried.