The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 32 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Thomas Byrne, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, James Heffernan, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Marie Maloney, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Darragh O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Ned O'Sullivan, Jillian van Turnhout, John Whelan, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 5 (Sean Barrett, David Cullinane, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators David Cullinane and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh.

Amendment declared carried.