The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 6 (John Gerard Hanafin, Rónán Mullen, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Feargal Quinn, Shane Ross, Jim Walsh)

Against the motion: 45 (Ivana Bacik, Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Paddy Burke, Larry Butler, Jerry Buttimer, James Carroll, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Paul Coghlan, Maria Corrigan, Maurice Cummins, Mark Daly, Mark Dearey, Paschal Donohoe, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Frances Fitzgerald, Camillus Glynn, Dominic Hannigan, Eoghan Harris, Fidelma Healy Eames, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Michael McCarthy, Lisa McDonald, Nicky McFadden, Paschal Mooney, David Norris, Niall Ó Brolcháin, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Francis O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Joe O'Reilly, Ned O'Sullivan, Ann Ormonde, John Paul Phelan, Phil Prendergast, Eugene Regan, Brendan Ryan, Alex White, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Rónán Mullen and Shane Ross; Níl, Senators Niall Ó Brolcháin and Diarmuid Wilson.

Amendment declared lost