The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 22 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Michael Comiskey, John Crown, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Aideen Hayden, Imelda Henry, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Maire Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Rónán Mullen, Michael Mullins, Tom Shehan, Jillian van Turnhout)

Against the motion: 10 (Sean Barrett, Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Darragh O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Mary White)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Ivana Bacik and Maurice Cummins; Níl, Senators Thomas Byrne and David Cullinane.

Question declared carried.