The Dail Divided:

For the motion: 12 (Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Paschal Donohoe, Fidelma Healy Eames, John Paul Phelan, Phil Prendergast, Brendan Ryan, Liam Twomey)

Against the motion: 22 (Dan Boyle, Larry Butler, James Carroll, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Mark Daly, Déirdre de Búrca, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Lisa McDonald, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Ann Ormonde, Kieran Phelan, Jim Walsh, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Phil Prendergast and Brendan Ryan; Níl, Senators Camillus Glynn and Diarmuid Wilson.

Amendment declared lost.