The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 21 (Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Aideen Hayden, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Maire Maloney, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

Against the motion: 9 (Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Ned O'Sullivan, Kathryn Reilly)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators David Cullinane and Kathryn Reilly.

Question declared carried.