Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The private providers get multiples of this. There are overhead costs and I understand this. There is a plethora of private providers and they are doing quite well. The question is why staff, who are very motivated by the work they do and in a very responsible position, are leaving the sector. It is usually down to pay and conditions. The private sector has to look at this. Otherwise staff will not be retained and we will have a perpetual situation with regard to keeping staff.