Findings and Decisions
Section 77 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005 (as amended) provides that Council shall (with the exception of a sanction of admonishment or censure) advise the public as to the outcome of a fitness to practise process.
Council must publish a sanction of admonishment or censure if it is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
2025
| Registrant | David Carpenter |
| Profession | Physiotherapist |
| Registration No. | PT024178 |
| Sanction | Complaint dismissed on the basis of consent to being censured by the Council on 08 November 2024 |
Details | Link to COI Report |
2024
| Registrant | A Social Worker |
| Profession | Social Worker |
| Findings |
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| Sanction | Pursuant to Section 66 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, censure and conditions were imposed. |
| Registrant | Anna Marie Stack Rivas |
| Profession | Physiotherapist |
| Registration No. | PT031856 |
| Sanction |
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| Confirmed by High Court | 01 July 2024 |
Details |
| Registrant | Mr. Gerard Lowry |
| Profession | Social Worker |
| Findings | Poor Professional Performance |
| Registration No. | SW003024 |
| Sanction | Pursuant to Section 66 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, that the Registrant be removed from the Register and not be permitted to re-apply for registration for a period of five years. |
| Confirmed by High Court | 08 July 2024 |
Details | Committee of inquiry Report |
| Registrant | Ms. Katherine McLoughlin |
| Profession | Social Worker |
| Findings | Poor Professional Performance |
| Registration No. | SW002947 |
| Sanction | Pursuant to Section 66 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, that the Registrant be suspended from the register for a period of 18 months. |
| Confirmed by High Court | 08 July 2024 |
Details | Committee of inquiry Report |
| Registrant | Joseph Mavindidze |
| Profession | Occupational Therapist |
| Registration No | OT009213 |
| Sanction | Complaint dismissed on basis of consent to being censured by the Council on 26 April 2024 |
2023
| Registrant | Mr John Martin |
| Profession | Social Worker |
| Findings | Professional Misconduct and/or Poor Professional Performance |
| Registration No. | SW005686 |
| Sanction | Pursuant to Section 66 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, that the Registrant be suspended from the register for a period of 5 years. |
| Confirmed by High Court | 25 May 2023 * This was published late, due to an administrative error on CORU's part. |
| Registrant | Mr Nagesh Puranik |
| Profession | Optometrist |
| Findings | Professional Misconduct and/or Poor Professional Performance |
| Registration No. | OP048647 |
| Sanction | Pursuant to Section 66 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, that the Registrant’s registration be cancelled |
Confirmed By High Court | 14 July 2023
*This was published late, due to an administrative error on CORU's part. |
| Registrant | Mr Bernard Pabon |
| Profession | Physiotherapist |
| Findings | Professional Misconduct and/or Poor Professional Performance |
| Registration No. | PT034944 |
| Sanction | Pursuant to Section 66 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, that the Registrant’s registration be cancelled |
Confirmed By High Court | 19 September 2023
*This was published late, due to an administrative error on CORU's part. |