The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 13 (Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Paschal Mooney, Rónán Mullen, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Darragh O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Averil Power, Feargal Quinn, Jillian van Turnhout, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 27 (Ivana Bacik, Sean Barrett, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Eamonn Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, David Cullinane, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, Lorraine Higgins, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Maire Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Pat O'Neill, Kathryn Reilly, John Whelan)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paschal Mooney and Diarmuid Wilson; Níl, Senators Ivana Bacik and Jim D'Arcy..

Amendment declared lost.