Staffing a bigger issue than funding in dementia care, Oireachtas committee told

The health committee was told that regardless of how much money is given to the sector, it is impossible to provide a full staffing complement because the workers are not there

Staffing, not funding, is the biggest issue in terms of maximising support for sufferers of dementia an Oireachtas committee has heard.

The health committee was told on Wednesday morning that regardless of how much money is given to the sector, it is impossible to provide a full staffing complement because the workers are not there.