The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 10 (Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Terry Leyden, Paschal Mooney, Darragh O'Brien, Ned O'Sullivan, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Jim Walsh, Mary White)

Against the motion: 30 (Ivana Bacik, Sean Barrett, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, James Heffernan, Imelda Henry, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Maire Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Mary Ann O'Brien, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Feargal Quinn, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

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

Amendment declared lost.