Since 2014, 159 doctors have been sanctioned by the Medical Council, with punishments ranging from 'admonishment' to permanent removal from the register. Photograph: Getty Images
Half of all sanctions issued against doctors in this State are kept hidden from the public, figures obtained by The Irish Times show.
In some years, as few as 20 per cent of sanctions are made public.
The figures were disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information request. It formed part of an investigation by The Irish Times and 50 other media outlets into the sharing of data on doctors’ sanctions between international jurisdictions.
The investigation unco
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