Services 'facing collapse' because they cannot recruit staff

The Wheel chairman Vincent Keenan, The Wheel; Minister of State with responsibility for charities Joe O'Brien; campaigns and advocacy officer Emily Bourke; and chief executive Ivan Cooper at The Wheel's national Charity Summit at Croke Park on Tuesday. Picture: Maxwells

Homecare, disability, and addiction services are among organisations “facing collapse” because they cannot recruit staff, a charity conference has heard.

More than 6,000 people have been approved for homecare packages but carers cannot be hired to fill the roles.