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GENERAL REGISTER OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

FULL REGISTRATION

Doctors holding full registration as at 1 January 2009 by Age, Gender and Address:

of which
Irish Overseas of which are
Doctors Holding Full Registration Address Address Totals are Male Female
Aged 20-35 4225 1184 5409 2510 2899
Aged 36-45 3865 1067 4932 3133 1799
Aged 46-55 2816 989 3805 2752 1053
Aged 56-64 1627 468 2095 1608 487
Aged 65-69 489 147 636 509 127
Aged 70-80 485 104 589 467 122
Aged 81-90 235 19 254 184 70
Aged 90 > 21 0 21 17 4
Totals: 13763 3978 17741 11180 6561

Doctors holding full registration as at 1 July 2008 by Age, Gender and Address:

of which
Irish Overseas of which are
Doctors holding full registration: Address Address Totals are Male Female
Aged 20-35: 4,113 1,155 5,268 2,425 2,843
Aged 36-45: 3,822 992 4,814 3,031 1,783
Aged 46-55: 2,788 962 3,750 2,706 1,044
Aged 56-64: 1,636 458 2,094 1,601 493
Aged 65-69: 490 144 634 507 127
Aged 70-80: 493 108 601 478 123
Aged 81-90: 259 21 280 205 75
Aged >90: 18 0 18 14 4
Totals: 13,619 3,840 17,459 10,967 6,492

Doctors holding full registration as at 1 January 2008 by Age, Gender and Address:

of which
Irish Overseas of which are
Doctors holding full registration: Address Address Totals are Male Female
Aged 20-35: 3,675 1,068 4,743 2,223 2,520
Aged 36-45: 3,738 982 4,720 2,972 1,748
Aged 46-55: 2,758 944 3,702 2,660 1,042
Aged 56-64: 1,640 451 2,091 1,602 489
Aged 65-69: 500 143 643 517 126
Aged 70-80: 516 118 634 501 133
 Aged 81-90: 293 25 318 235 83
Aged >90: 21 0 21 16 5
Totals: 13,141 3,731 16,872 10,726 6,146

Doctors holding full registration as at 1 July 2007 by Age, Gender and Address:

of which
Irish Overseas of which are
Doctors holding full registration: Address Address Totals are Male Female
Aged 20-35: 3,932 973 4,905 2,330 2,575
Aged 36-45: 3,542 898 4,440 2,860 1,580
Aged 46-55: 2,654 841 3,495 2,512 983
Aged 56-64: 1,538 381 1,919 1,492 427
Aged 65-69: 422 126 548 441 107
Aged 70-80: 509 102 611 474 137
Aged 81-90: 266 23 289 218 71
Aged >90: 16 0 16 13 3
Totals: 12,879 3,344 16,223 10,340 5,883

Doctors holding full registration as at 1 January 2007 by Age, Gender and Address:

of which
Irish Overseas of which are
Doctors holding full registration: Address Address Totals are Male Female
Aged 20-35: 3,871 935 4,806 2,339 2,467
Aged 36-45: 3,396 848 4,244 2,771 1,473
Aged 46-55: 2,555 772 3,327 2,418 909
Aged 56-64: 1,432 333 1,765 1,392 373
Aged 65-69: 363 112 475 381 94
Aged 70-80: 512 95 607 473 134
Aged 81-90: 249 20 269 199 70
Aged >90: 15 1 16 13 3
Totals: 12,394 3,118 15,512 9,988 5,524

Doctors holding full registration as at 1 July 2006 by Age, Gender and Address:

of which
Irish Overseas of which are
Doctors holding full registration: address address Totals are Male Female
Aged 20-35:  3,734 776  4,510 2,165  2,345
Aged 36-45:  3,303  791 4,094 2,675  1,419
Aged 46-55:  2,539  709  3,248 2,363  885
Aged 56-64:  1,440  312  1,752 1,379  373
Aged 65-69:  364  108  472 378  94
Aged 70-80: 526  94  620 482  138
Aged 81-90:  262  23  285 208  77
Aged >90:  16  1 17  14  3
Totals: 12,184  2,814  14,998 9,664 5,334
Doctors holding full registration as at 1 July 2005 by Age, Gender and Address:

of which
Irish Overseas of which are
Doctors holding full registration: address address Totals are Male Female
Aged 20-35:  3,548 1,043  4,591 2,248 2,343
Aged 36-45:  3,186  1,206 4,392  2,911  1,481
Aged 46-55:  2,428  937  3,365  2,474  891
Aged 56-64:  1,343  399  1,742  1,384  358
Aged 65-69:  313  95  408  332  76
Aged 70-80: 573  101  674  520  154
Aged 81-90:  268  24  292  214  78
Aged >90:  11  4 15  11  4
Totals: 11,670  3,809  15,479 10,094 5,385

Doctors holding full registration in 2009 by country of qualification:

Doctors holding full registration
who qualified... January
in Ireland: 11,441
in an EU country: 1,568

in a country with a Section 26 order*

or in Queensland, Australia: 2,083
under Section 27 (2)(d) Rules**: 2,649
Totals: 17,741

Doctors holding full registration in 2008 by country of qualification:

Doctors holding full registration
who qualified... January July
in Ireland: 11,197 11,465
in an EU country: 1,387 1,546

in a country with a Section 26 order*

or in Queensland, Australia: 1,715 1,925
under Section 27 (2)(d) Rules**: 2,573 2,523
Totals: 16,872 17,459

Doctors holding full registration in 2007 by country of qualification:

Doctors holding full registration
who qualified... January July
in Ireland: 10,849  11,076
in an EU country: 1,233 1,320

in a country with a Section 26 order*

or in Queensland, Australia: 1,220 1,458
under Section 27 (2)(d) Rules**: 2,210 2,369
Totals: 15,512 16,223
Doctors holding full registration in 2006 by country of qualification:
Doctors holding full registration
who qualified... January July
in Ireland: 10,689 10,747
in an EU country: 1,018 1,105

in a country with a Section 26 order*

or in Queensland, Australia: 873 1,006
under Section 27 (2)(d) Rules**: 2,099 2,140
Totals: 14,679 14,998

Doctors holding full registration in 2005 by country of qualification:

Doctors holding full registration
who qualified... January July
in Ireland: 11,657 11,469
in an EU country: 1,003 1,009

in a country with a Section 26 order*

or in Queensland, Australia: 833 882
under Section 27 (2)(d) Rules**: 2,121 2,119
Totals: 15,614 15,479

*New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Saskatchewan, New Zealand, South
Africa.
**Doctors who qualified in a non-EU member state and who meet the requirements under Section 27(2)
(d) Rules.

Doctors holding full registration who qualified in an EU/EFTA State as at:

Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09
Austria 8 8 9 7 16 7
Belgium 11 15 13 13 7 18
Bulgaria 0 0 0 8 12 18
Cyprus 1 1 1 1 1 1
Czech Republic 37 46 55 55 72 74
Denmark 5 6 6 6 4 4
Estonia 1 2 2 2 1 0
Finland 5 6 5 5 5 6
France 27 30 33 32 32 32
Germany 96 103 105 103 124 127
Greece 18 23 23 26 22 21
Great Britain 409 422 429 457 456 447
Hungary 53 59 74 75 98 104
Ireland 10,747 10,849 11,076 11,197 11,465 11441
Italy 40 41 45 47 50 49
Latvia 4 6 7 5 4 5
Lithuania 8 8 11 11 19 21
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malta 6 9 17 17 24 23
Netherlands 30 34 29 27 28 28
 Northern Ireland 167 170 169 175 178 174
Norway 1 2 2 2 2 2
Poland 103 155 197 190 236 242
Portugal 3 3 3 1 2 1
Romania 0 0 0 24 54 65
Slovakia 35 43 49 56 53 52
Slovenia 2 2 2 1 3 3
Spain 16 21 23 26 28 27
Sweden 12 11 3 7 7 10
Switzerland 7 7 8 8 8 7
Total 11,852 12,082 12,396 12,584 13,011 13,009

Doctors holding full registration who qualified in a country with a Section 26 order* or in Queensland,
Australia:
Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08 Jan-09
Australian States of NSW, Sth
Australia, Victoria or WA 186 209 237 239  225 192
Australian State of Queensland 67 85 94 101 101 53
New Zealand 65 84 95 116  108 90
South Africa 686 840 1,030 1,257  1,489 1746
Saskatchewan, Canada 2 2 2 2  2 2
Total 1,006 1,220 1,458 1,715 1,925 2,083

INTERNSHIP REGISTRATION

Doctors holding internship registration in:

Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08
Total number holding internship
registration: 797 820 652  754 735 695
of which are Male 373 399 299  344 343 298
of which are Female: 424 421 353  410 392 397

Doctors holding internship

registration by medical
school/country:
Qualified in/at: Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08
RCSI 147 265 176 196 198 180
UCD 130 206 185 194 179 165
TCD 99 149 121 147 145 128
UCC 95 99 86 113 113 116
NUIG 71 87 78 99 94 97
Czech Republic 0 2 0 0 0 0
Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 0 1 0 0 0 0
Latvia 1 2 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 1 1 1 0 0
France 0 0 0 0 1 1
Poland 2 4 2 2 3 1
 Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 1
Slovakia 0 3 2 2 1 5
United Kingdom 0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals: 545 820 652 754 735 695

Doctors holding internship

registration in 2005 by medical
school/country:
Qualified in/at: Jan July
RCSI 171 140
UCD 143 120
TCD 106 102
UCC 117 94
NUIG 77 76
Czech Republic 2 0
Germany 1 0
Hungary 1 0
Latvia 2 1
Malaysia 3 1
Poland 3 1
Slovakia 3 0
Totals: 629 535

TEMPORARY REGISTRATION

Doctors holding current periods of

temporary registration in:
Jan July Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07
Currently Registered: 722 698 573 838 792 748
of which are Male: 609 574 469 673 634 593
of which are Female: 113 124 104 165 158 155

Doctors holding current periods of

temporary registration by country
of qualification: 
Country Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08 Jul-08
Albania 0 1 1 1 1 1
Argentina 0 1 1 0 0 1
Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bangladesh 2 4 4 3 2 2
Barbados 0 1 1 1 1 1
Belarus 0 0 5 5 5 6
Brazil 1 1 1 1 1 0
Bulgaria 0 1 1 2 2 2
Cameroon 0 1 1 1 1 1
 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Channel Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0
China 0 1 1 2 2 3
Congo 0 1 1 1 0 0
Croatia 0 2 1 1 1 0
Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 1
Czech Republic 0 0 1 0 1 1
Egypt 24 37 22 18 19 23
Ethiopia 0 1 3 2 3 4
Ghana 2 2 1 1 0 0
Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 0 2 2 3 2 2
India 55 104 109 110 111 117
Iran 3 4 4 4 4 3
Iraq 11 16 18 12 11 9
Jordan 2 6 5 5 7 6
Kenya 1 4 5 5 5 3
Kuwait 0 1 1 1 0 0
Latvia 0 1 1 2 2 2
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 13 19 15 8 7 9
Malawi 0 0 0 1 1 0
Malaysia 3 2 2 1 3 3
Mexico 0 2 2 1 1 0
Moldova 2 2 1 4 5 6
Morocco 1 1 1 0 0 0
Myanmar 0 2 2 2 2 1
Nigeria 181 201 196 178 163 177
Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pakistan 155 211 187 177 156 162
Palestine 0 1 1 1 1 0
Panama 1 1 1 0 0 0
Peru 1 1 1 1 0 0
Philippines 2 3 4 2 3 5
Poland 0 1 0 1 2 2
Romania 3 7 6 6 4 2
Russia 4 9 7 9 7 10
Saudi Arabia 2 4 4 4 3 2
Serbia 1 1 2 0 1 1
Seychelles 1 0 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sudan 93 155 152 145 150 172
Syrian Arab Republic 1 3 3 5 4 5
Turkey 0 1 1 2 0 0
UAE 0 1 1 0 1 1
 Ukraine 2 4 3 7 5 6
United Kingdom 1 2 2 0 0 4
USA 2 5 4 5 3 5
Uzbekistan 0 1 2 3 2 1
Venezuela 0 0 0 3 1 1
Zambia 0 0 0 0 1 0
Zimbabwe 2 2 2 1 1 1
Totals 573 838 792 748 709 766

Doctors holding current periods of

temporary registration in 2005 by
country of qualification:
Country Jan July
Afghanistan 1 1
Albania 0 1
Argentina 0 1
Bahrain 0 1
Bangladesh 3 4
Belarus 1 1
Brazil 0 1
Bulgaria 2 0
Canada 0 1
Channel Islands 0 0
Croatia 0 2
Cuba 1 0
Czech Republic 1 1
Egypt 33 33
Ghana 1 2
Hungary 1 0
India 72 61
Iran 2 3
Iraq 17 15
Jordan 3 2
Kenya 1 2
Libya 24 23
Malaysia 2 2
Mexico 0 1
Moldova 0 2
Morocco 1 1
Nigeria 223 202
Pakistan 218 199
Panama 0 1
Peru 0 1
Philippines 0 2
Poland 1 1
 Romania 4 2
Russia 2 4
Saudi Arabia 2 3
Serbia 0 1
Seychelles 1 1
Sri Lanka 1 0
Sudan 99 106
Syria 1 1
Ukraine 0 2
United Kingdom 0 2
USA 3 6
Venezuela 0 1
Zimbabwe 1 2
Totals: 722 698

THE REGISTER OF MEDICAL

SPECIALISTS
Number of Specialists per
Specialty:

Specialty Jul-05 Jan-06 Jul-06 Jan-07 Jul-07 Jan-08

Anaesthesia 253 275 303 320 336 374
Cardiology 57 62 62 72 78 83
Cardiothoracic Surgery 18 18 19 21 20 20
Chemical Pathology 5 5 5 6 6 6
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 57 64 69 74 74 77
Clinical Genetics 2 2 2 2 2 3
Clinical Neurophysiology 3 3 3 3 3 4
Clinical Pharmacology and
Therapeutics 12 12 13 13 13 14
Dermatology 30 33 33 36 36 38
Emergency Medicine 40 46 51 52 53 54

Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus 35 35 36 38 42 43

Gastroenterology 47 52 54 56 60 69
General (Internal) Medicine 261 285 300 318 337 371
General Practice 595 613 634 656 676 1,319
General Surgery 141 152 166 172 174 180
Genito-Urinary Medicine 5 6 6 7 7 7
Geriatric Medicine 48 50 52 53 56 58

Haematology (Clinical & Laboratory) 42 44 46 48 49 53

Histopathology 89 95 97 104 104 112
Immunology 5 5 5 5 5 6
Infectious Diseases 7 7 8 11 13 12
Medical Oncology 16 17 20 23 24 25
Microbiology 31 34 36 37 39 42
 Nephrology 19 21 22 23 25 27
Neurology 23 25 28 28 29 31
Neuropathology 2 2 2 3 3 4
Neurosurgery 12 14 15 16 17 19
Obstetrics and Gynaecology 91 96 101 110 122 138
Occupational Medicine 72 75 76 79 82 84
Ophthalmic Surgery 56 59 59 63 64 64
Ophthalmology 78 79 81 89 92 99
Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery 8 8 9 9 11 12
Otolaryngology 50 51 53 56 58 62
Paediatric Cardiology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paediatric Surgery 6 5 6 6 6 6
Paediatrics 158 161 172 182 187 195
Palliative Medicine 18 24 25 28 29 30
Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic
Surgery 30 33 35 37 41 44
Psychiatry 263 282 299 313 325 353
Psychiatry of Learning Disability 24 26 26 27 30 32
Psychiatry of Old Age 27 28 32 34 37 41
Public Health Medicine 66 69 71 72 82 86
Radiation Oncology 19 22 24 24 26 27
Radiology 187 200 203 212 219 234
Rehabilitation Medicine 6 7 8 9 8 8
Respiratory Medicine 54 59 61 62 62 69
Rheumatology 27 30 31 33 35 39
Sports and Exercise Medicine 2 6 12 15 17 19
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 86 90 94 102 103 109
Tropical Medicine 2 2 2 1 2 2
Urology 32 33 33 38 40 44
Total 3,217 3,422 3,600 3,799 3,959 4,848
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