Derek Keating (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I presume I will get the written reply showing the figures on Tallaght Hospital in due course.

I welcome the progress and the effort the Minister and front-line staff in the hospitals have been making. I note that over the past couple of years every effort has been made to tackle this MRSA issue.

I know at first hand of the dedication of the professionals, such as nurses and doctors, who work in the health service and in infection control. However, the number of deaths, amputations, chronic infections and debilitating conditions that the MRSA has caused is devastating, especially in circumstances where it can be prevented.

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