The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 24 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Deirdre Clune, Eamonn Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, Imelda Henry, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, Denis Landy, Marie Maloney, Michael Mullins, Catherine Noone, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

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

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators Paschal Mooney and Diarmuid Wilson..

Question declared carried.