The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 8 (Sean Barrett, John Crown, David Cullinane, David Norris, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Feargal Quinn, Jillian van Turnhout, Katherine Zappone)

Against the motion: 30 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Eamonn Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, Imelda Henry, Caít Keane, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Marie Maloney, Paschal Mooney, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Denis O'Donovan, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Averil Power, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Sean D. Barrett and Feargal Quinn; Níl, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe.

Amendment declared lost.