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November, 25 2024 09:00:00

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

RegistrantRupert Sutton
ProfessionSocial Worker
FindingsProfessional 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

RegistrantDavid Carpenter
ProfessionPhysiotherapist
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

RegistrantAnna Marie Stack Rivas
ProfessionPhysiotherapist
Registration No.PT031856
Sanction
  • The Registrant be censured in relation to her professional misconduct;
  • Conditions attached to registration.
Confirmed by High Court01 July 2024

Details

Physiotherapist – 01 July 2024

Link to Redacted COI Report

RegistrantMr. Gerard Lowry
ProfessionSocial Worker
FindingsPoor Professional Performance
Registration No.SW003024
SanctionPursuant 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 Court08 July 2024

Details

Committee of inquiry Report

RegistrantMs. Katherine McLoughlin
ProfessionSocial Worker
FindingsPoor Professional Performance
Registration No.SW002947
SanctionPursuant 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 Court08 July 2024

Details

Committee of inquiry Report

2023

RegistrantMr John Martin
ProfessionSocial Worker
Findings

Professional Misconduct and/or Poor Professional Performance

Registration No. SW005686
SanctionPursuant 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.

    RegistrantMr Nagesh Puranik
    Profession

    Optometrist

    Findings 

    Professional Misconduct and/or

    Poor Professional Performance

    Registration No. OP048647
    SanctionPursuant 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.

    RegistrantMr Bernard Pabon
    Profession

    Physiotherapist

    Findings 

    Professional Misconduct and/or Poor Professional Performance 

    Registration No. PT034944
    SanctionPursuant 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.