The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 16 (Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Ciarán Cannon, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Frances Fitzgerald, Fidelma Healy Eames, Nicky McFadden, David Norris, Joe O'Toole, Phil Prendergast, Eugene Regan, Shane Ross, Brendan Ryan)

Against the motion: 25 (Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Peter Callanan, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, John Ellis, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Rónán Mullen, Francis O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Ned O'Sullivan, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators David Norris and Joe O'Toole; Níl, Senators Camillus Glynn and Diarmuid Wilson.

Amendment declared lost.