The Dáil has voted in favour of a report into assisted dying.

The vote was in favour of 'noting' the report of the Oireachtas Committee, which called for assisted dying be made legal in limited circumstances.

The vote had no legislation behind it and does not progress the issue in law.

It is, however, an indication that a majority within the current Dáil favour introducing ‘dying with dignity’ laws in Ireland.

In the end, the vote passed relatively comfortably, with 76 votes in favour and 53 against

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil members were allowed a vote of conscience and their TDs were split on the issue.

Sinn Féin, Labour, the Soc Dems and People Before Profit all voted in favour.

After that, a smattering of votes from across both the Government benches and independents got the vote over the line.

There was also a couple of notable absences from the chamber last night, with neither the Taoiseach nor the Tánaiste present for the vote.

The vote provides the first real indication from the Dáil that there is a majority in favour of acting in some form to regulate and to provide assisted dying in Ireland.

Responsibility to move the issue forward will now fall to the next government.