The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 35 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Thomas Byrne, Eamonn Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, James Heffernan, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Marc MacSharry, Marie Maloney, Mary Moran, Rónán Mullen, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Darragh O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Averil Power, Tom Shehan, Jillian van Turnhout, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Against the motion: 4 (David Cullinane, David Norris, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Kathryn Reilly)

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

Question declared carried.