The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 27 (Ivana Bacik, Sean Barrett, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, James Heffernan, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Marie Maloney, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Pat O'Neill, Feargal Quinn, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

Against the motion: 5 (David Cullinane, David Norris, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Kathryn Reilly, Katherine Zappone)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Ivana Bacik and Paul Coghlan; Níl, Senators Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Kathryn Reilly.

Question declared carried.