Homecare crisis due to poor pay not shortage of carers, industry leader says

Homecare Direct founder Michael Harty: 'You need to be paying carers a minimum of €16 an hour.'

Payment arrangements between the HSE and homecare agencies need to be more prescriptive to ensure carers receive fair pay, a leading voice in the sector has said.

Michael Harty, founder of Homecare Direct, which links self-employed carers to families, said the crisis in homecare is due to a shortage of well-paid positions, not a shortage of carers.