The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 12 (Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Frances Fitzgerald, Nicky McFadden, Rónán Mullen, Joe O'Reilly, John Paul Phelan, Eugene Regan, Shane Ross)

Against the motion: 32 (Ivana Bacik, Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, Pearse Doherty, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, Dominic Hannigan, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, David Norris, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Francis O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Phil Prendergast, Brendan Ryan, Jim Walsh, Alex White, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Maurice Cummins and John Paul Phelan; Níl, Senators Diarmuid Wilson and Camillus Glynn.

Amendment declared lost.