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.

2026

Registrant	Niamh Fehily
Profession	Physiotherapist
Registration Number	PT037324
Findings	Professional Misconduct & Poor Professional Performance
Sanction	Pursuant to Section 66(1)(b) of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, that the Registrant be censured and that conditions are imposed on Registrant’s practise.
Confirmed by High Court	09 February 2026
Details	Link to the Report of the Professional Conduct Committee

2025

Registrant	Igor Castro
Profession	Physiotherapist
Registration No.	PT043675
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 3 months, from 02 October 2025
Confirmed by High Court	28 July 2025
Details	Report of the PCC - Redacted Transcript - Inquiry Day 1 Transcript - Inquiry Day 2

Registrant	Maureen Ryan
Profession	Occupational Therapist
Registration No.	OT023579
Sanction	Complaint dismissed on the basis of consent to being censured by the Council on 03 October 2025

Registrant	Varghese Vadakkekkeecheri Devesia
Profession	Radiographer
Findings	Professional Misconduct Breaches of the Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics for Radiographers
Registration No.	RA023959
Sanction	The Registrant’s registration be cancelled
Confirmed by High Court	22 Sept 2025
Details	Report of the PCC - redacted Transcript - Inquiry Day 1 Transcript - Inquiry Day 2

Registrant	Adrian Peconcillo
Findings	Professional Misconduct
Registration No.	RA042183
Sanction	The Registrant be censured in relation to his professional misconduct. Conditions attached to registration.
Confirmed by High Court	30 June 2025

Registrant	Mr Thangapandian Subramanian
Findings	Professional Misconduct & Contravention of the Act
Registration No.	PT033352
Confirmed By High Court	19 May 2025
Sanction	Pursuant to Section 66 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, that the Registrant be removed from the Register
Details	COI Report Transcript

Registrant	Rupert Sutton
Profession	Social Worker
Findings	Professional Misconduct & Poor Professional Performance
Registration No.	SW002775
Sanction	The Registrant be suspended until such time as he completes three educational courses. Conditions attached to his registration.
Confirmed By High Court	07 May 2025 (following an appeal by Mr Sutton)
Details	Publication Notice - conditions

2024

Registrant	A Social Worker
Profession	Social Worker
Findings	Poor Professional Performance, Professional Misconduct Relevant Medical Disability
Sanction	Pursuant to Section 66 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005, as amended, censure and conditions were imposed.

2023

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.