A local campaigner for people and families affected by MRSA says the problem is as bad as ever.
Margaret Dawson from Kilkenny, who founded of the MRSA and Families group was reacting to a new HIQA report which found that while progress has been made, some hospitals had no programme for control of the bug in place.
It also says there was no up to date national plan to guide the HSE either.
Margaret says doctors still wont wash their hands properly.