The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 29 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Martin Conway, John Crown, David Cullinane, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Tom Shehan, John Whelan, Mary White, Katherine Zappone)

Against the motion: 13 (Sean Barrett, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Fiach MacConghail, Marc MacSharry, Rónán Mullen, Mary Ann O'Brien, Marie Louise O'Donnell, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Averil Power, Jillian van Turnhout, Jim Walsh, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators Jillian van Turnhout and Katherine Zappone.

Amendment declared carried.