The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 25 (Ivana Bacik, Sean Barrett, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Eamonn Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Imelda Henry, Caít Keane, Denis Landy, Marie Maloney, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, David Norris, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, John Whelan, Katherine Zappone)

Against the motion: 10 (Marc MacSharry, Paschal Mooney, Darragh O'Brien, Ned O'Sullivan, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Averil Power, Kathryn Reilly, Jim Walsh, Mary White)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Ivana Bacik and Paul Coghlan; Níl, Senators Ned O'Sullivan and Kathryn Reilly.

Question declared carried.