Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

The last project that lasted for one year crashed in 2003. Will the Minister of State admit that the new proposal is a half-baked grossly inadequate scheme thrown together in desperation to make a pretence of a response to Carol Coulter's report?

This area needs radical reform with the replacement of the current fragmented court structures with a dedicated system of family courts with proper family assessment and mediation services. Has the Government considered such radical change with the necessary constitutional referendum to put in place a separate court system to deal with family matters?

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