Comfort Keepers, a private company that provides home-help care both for the HSE and individuals, is to create 545 jobs across the State.The company is to open two new offices and training centres, leading to six full-time jobs and 200 part-time carer jobs.

An additional 19 full-time and 320 part-time carer jobs are to be created over the next nine months. “We are delighted that our focus on the provision of quality home care has led to the continued expansion of Comfort Keepers,” said managing director Bob Power.