The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 22 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Eamonn Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Martin Conway, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, Imelda Henry, Caít Keane, Denis Landy, Marie Maloney, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

Against the motion: 13 (David Cullinane, Mark Daly, Paschal Mooney, David Norris, Darragh O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Labhrás Ó Murchú, Averil Power, Kathryn Reilly, Jillian van Turnhout, Jim Walsh, Mary White, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators David Cullinane and Kathryn Reilly.

Question declared carried.