The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 16 (Ivana Bacik, Dan Boyle, Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Mark Dearey, Paschal Donohoe, Frances Fitzgerald, Dominic Hannigan, Fidelma Healy Eames, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Niall Ó Brolcháin, Phil Prendergast, Brendan Ryan)

Against the motion: 26 (Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Mark Daly, John Ellis, Geraldine Feeney, Camillus Glynn, John Gerard Hanafin, Eoghan Harris, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Lisa McDonald, Paschal Mooney, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Francis O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Fiona O'Malley, Ned O'Sullivan, Ann Ormonde, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Maurice Cummins and Dominic Hannigan; Níl, Senators Camillus Glynn and Diarmuid Wilson.

Amendment declared lost.