The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 32 (Ivana Bacik, Sean Barrett, 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, Fiach MacConghail, Maire Maloney, Mary Moran, Rónán Mullen, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, David Norris, Marie Louise O'Donnell, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Feargal Quinn, Tom Shehan, Jillian van Turnhout, John Whelan)

Against the motion: 14 (Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Darragh O'Brien, Ned O'Sullivan, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Averil Power, Kathryn Reilly, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Katherine Zappone)

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

Question declared carried.