The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 46 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Paddy Burke, Larry Butler, Jerry Buttimer, James Carroll, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maria Corrigan, Maurice Cummins, Mark Daly, Mark Dearey, Pearse Doherty, Paschal Donohoe, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Frances Fitzgerald, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Fidelma Healy Eames, Cecilia Keaveney, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Lisa McDonald, Nicky McFadden, Paschal Mooney, Rónán Mullen, Francis O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Joe O'Reilly, Ned O'Sullivan, Joe O'Toole, Niall Ó Brolcháin, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Ann Ormonde, John Paul Phelan, Feargal Quinn, Eugene Regan, Shane Ross, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 5 (Ivana Bacik, Dominic Hannigan, Phil Prendergast, Brendan Ryan, Alex White)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Niall Ó Brolcháin and Diarmuid Wilson; Níl, Senators Dominic Hannigan and Phil Prendergast.

Question declared carried