The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 15 (Sean Barrett, Thomas Byrne, David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Paschal Mooney, Rónán Mullen, Mary Ann O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Averil Power, Kathryn Reilly, Jim Walsh, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 24 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Marie Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Pat O'Neill, Jillian van Turnhout)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Sean D. Barrett and Rónán Mullen; Níl, Senators Ivana Bacik and Paul Coghlan.

Question declared lost.