The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 12 (Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Paschal Mooney, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Darragh O'Brien, Averil Power, Feargal Quinn, Jillian van Turnhout, Jim Walsh, Diarmuid Wilson, Katherine Zappone)

Against the motion: 28 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Eamonn Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, David Cullinane, Maurice Cummins, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, James Heffernan, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Maire Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Kathryn Reilly, John Whelan)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paschal Mooney and David Norris; Níl, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe.

Amendment declared lost.