Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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390. To ask the Minister for Health when the report on the centralisation of trauma care will be brought before Dáil Éireann; if this report will be published in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50253/17]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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391. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals in which trauma care will be terminated; the hospitals which have been referenced outside cities that could be used as trauma units; and the additional resources and expertise he plans to allocate to those units. [50254/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 390 and 391 together.

In 2015, my predecessor established a Trauma Policy Steering Group, chaired by Professor Eilis McGovern, to make recommendations in relation to the development of a trauma system for Ireland. Patients who have used trauma services and clinicians were at the heart of the development of the plan. The Steering Group completed its final report in July 2017 and I expect to bring the report to Cabinet before the end of the year.

This is about delivering best outcomes for the small number of patients each year who suffer major trauma, that is, injuries which have the potential to cause prolonged disability or death, and ensuring they get the right care in the right place at the right time.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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392. To ask the Minister for Health when the 50 new beds announced in the media will open at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the additional funding and staff that will be allocated to these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50255/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As part of the package of measures being funded for this winter and throughout 2018, funding of almost €3 million has been agreed to support the opening of significant new facilities at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, including opening and refurbishment of around 50 of the beds in the new wardblock resulting in a net increase of 25 beds. In addition, this funding will also deliver the opening of the new Emergency Department scheduled for May 2018.

In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly.