The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 20 (Sean Barrett, Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Fiach MacConghail, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Darragh O'Brien, Ned O'Sullivan, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Averil Power, Feargal Quinn, Kathryn Reilly, Jillian van Turnhout, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Katherine Zappone)

Against the motion: 26 (Ivana Bacik, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Fidelma Healy Eames, James Heffernan, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Maire Maloney, Mary Moran, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Marie Louise O'Donnell, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Terry Leyden and Ned O'Sullivan; Níl, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe.

Amendment declared lost.