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	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

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	Anna Marie Stack Rivas
Profession	Physiotherapist
Registration No.	PT031856
Sanction	The Registrant be censured in relation to her professional misconduct; Conditions attached to registration.
Confirmed by High Court	01 July 2024
Details	Physiotherapist – 01 July 2024 Link to Redacted COI Report

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

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.