The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 27 (Ivana Bacik, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Peter Callanan, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, Geraldine Feeney, Dominic Hannigan, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Joe O'Toole, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Brendan Ryan, Jim Walsh, Alex White, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 11 (Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Ciarán Cannon, Paudie Coffey, Frances Fitzgerald, Fidelma Healy Eames, Nicky McFadden, Rónán Mullen, Joe O'Reilly, Eugene Regan)

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

Question declared carried.