Independent TD Mattie McGrath said the public should not sleepwalk its way into changing the courts system.

Families and children caught up in legal disputes will have a more humane, less costly, and more expert court system under proposed constitutional reforms.

The country’s top judge has warned the Government that any further cuts to the Courts Service could have a major negative impact on the operation of the justice system.

The Justice Minister Alan Shatter is proposing a referendum to overhaul the courts.