The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 26 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Fidelma Healy Eames, James Heffernan, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, Marie Maloney, Mary Moran, Tony Mulcahy, Rónán Mullen, Michael Mullins, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, Jillian van Turnhout, John Whelan)

Against the motion: 12 (David Cullinane, Marc MacSharry, Paschal Mooney, David Norris, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Darragh O'Brien, Ned O'Sullivan, Averil Power, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

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

Question declared carried.