Clare TD Calls On Government To Ensure Pay Parity For Private Home Helps

A Clare Independent TD is calling on the government urgently ringfence home help hours in the county. At present in the MidWest , the HSE employs 180 Health Care Assistants in North Tipperary, 267 in Limerick and just 86 in Clare. So far this year 77% of all home support hours in this county have been delivered by private sector staff who can receive up to €7 per hour less than their HSE counterparts. Speaking in the Dáil, Kilrush Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne says the over reliance on private personnel has proved detrimental.