The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 19 (Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Ciarán Cannon, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Paschal Donohoe, Frances Fitzgerald, Eoghan Harris, Nicky McFadden, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Joe O'Reilly, John Paul Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Eugene Regan, Shane Ross, Liam Twomey)

Against the motion: 29 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, Déirdre de Búrca, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Dominic Hannigan, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Michael McCarthy, Lisa McDonald, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Francis O'Brien, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Joe O'Toole, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Brendan Ryan, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Rónán Mullen and Shane Ross; Níl, Senators Diarmuid Wilson and Déirdre de Búrca.

Amendment declared lost.