The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 28 (Ivana Bacik, Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, James Carroll, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maurice Cummins, Mark Daly, Déirdre de Búrca, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, John Gerard Hanafin, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Michael McCarthy, Lisa McDonald, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Francis O'Brien, Fiona O'Malley, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Brendan Ryan, Jim Walsh, Alex White, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 17 (Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Ciarán Cannon, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Pearse Doherty, Paschal Donohoe, Frances Fitzgerald, Fidelma Healy Eames, David Norris, Joe O'Reilly, Joe O'Toole, John Paul Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Shane Ross, Liam Twomey)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Déirdre de Búrca and Diarmuid Wilson; Níl, Senators Paudie Coffey and Paul Coghlan.

Question declared carried.