The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 28 (Ivana Bacik, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Peter Callanan, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, Geraldine Feeney, John Gerard Hanafin, Dominic Hannigan, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Lisa McDonald, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Denis O'Donovan, Ned O'Sullivan, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Phil Prendergast, Brendan Ryan, Jim Walsh, Alex White, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 15 (Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Ciarán Cannon, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Frances Fitzgerald, Fidelma Healy Eames, Nicky McFadden, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Joe O'Reilly, Feargal Quinn, Eugene Regan, Shane Ross)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Denis O'Donovan and Diarmuid Wilson; Níl, Senators Ciaran Cannon and Paul Coghlan.

Question declared carried.