The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 22 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, Aideen Hayden, James Heffernan, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, Denis Landy, Maire Maloney, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

Against the motion: 11 (Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Terry Leyden, Paschal Mooney, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Denis O'Donovan, Ned O'Sullivan, Kathryn Reilly, Jim Walsh, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Ivana Bacik and Paul Coghlan; Níl, Senators Ned O'Sullivan and Diarmuid Wilson..

Question declared carried.