The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 25 (Ivana Bacik, Sean Barrett, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Fidelma Healy Eames, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, Denis Landy, Marie Maloney, Mary Moran, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Susan O'Keeffe, Feargal Quinn, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

Against the motion: 14 (Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Paschal Mooney, David Norris, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Darragh O'Brien, Mary Ann O'Brien, Marie Louise O'Donnell, Denis O'Donovan, Ned O'Sullivan, Averil Power, Kathryn Reilly, Jillian van Turnhout, Katherine Zappone)

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

Question declared carried.