The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 4 (John Crown, David Cullinane, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Kathryn Reilly)

Against the motion: 39 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Colm Burke, Thomas Byrne, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Michael D'Arcy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Maire Maloney, Paschal Mooney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Rónán Mullen, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Darragh O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Pat O'Neill, Ned O'Sullivan, Tom Shehan, Jillian van Turnhout, Jim Walsh, John Whelan, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators David Cullinane and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh; Níl, Senators Ned O'Sullivan and Diarmuid Wilson..

Amendment declared lost.