The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 26 (Ivana Bacik, Sean Barrett, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, James Heffernan, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Fiach MacConghail, Maire Maloney, Mary Moran, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, Jillian van Turnhout)

Against the motion: 12 (Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Paschal Mooney, Rónán Mullen, Denis O'Donovan, Ned O'Sullivan, Averil Power, Jim Walsh, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators David Cullinane and Diarmuid Wilson..

Question declared carried.