The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 14 (Paul Bradford, Jerry Buttimer, Ciarán Cannon, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Frances Fitzgerald, Dominic Hannigan, Michael McCarthy, Nicky McFadden, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Joe O'Toole, Shane Ross, Liam Twomey)

Against the motion: 22 (Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Lisa McDonald, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Francis O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Jim Walsh, Mary White)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Maurice Cummins and Joe O'Toole; Níl, Senators Camillus Glynn and Kieran Phelan.

Amendment declared lost.