The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 35 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, Mark Daly, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, James Heffernan, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Terry Leyden, Marie Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Rónán Mullen, Michael Mullins, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Denis O'Donovan, Pat O'Neill, Ned O'Sullivan, Tom Shehan, Jillian van Turnhout, Jim Walsh, John Whelan, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

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

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

Question declared carried.