The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 14 (Sean Barrett, Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Terry Leyden, Fiach MacConghail, Paschal Mooney, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Darragh O'Brien, Ned O'Sullivan, Averil Power, Jillian van Turnhout, Mary White)

Against the motion: 29 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Eamonn Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, John Crown, Maurice Cummins, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, James Heffernan, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Maire Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan)

Tellers: Tá, Senators David Cullinane and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh; Níl, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe..

Amendment declared lost.