The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 22 (Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Fidelma Healy Eames, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, Fiach MacConghail, Marie Maloney, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Susan O'Keeffe, Tom Shehan, Jillian van Turnhout, John Whelan, Katherine Zappone)

Against the motion: 9 (Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Paschal Mooney, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Darragh O'Brien, Ned O'Sullivan, Averil Power, Kathryn Reilly)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Michael Mullins and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators David Cullinane and Paschal Mooney.

Question declared carried.