15 registered doctors are over 90

AS many as 15 doctors over the age of 90 are registered with the Irish Medical Council (IMC), meaning they can continue to practise medicine.

The 11 males and four females pay their annual registration fee to the IMC, which permits them to practise independently in any healthcare setting without supervision.

A further 292 doctors between the ages of 81 and 90 are also registered, which breaks down into 78 females and 214 males. Between the ages of 70-80, 520 males have paid-up registration and 154 females, giving a total of 674. This exceeds the total number registered in the 65-69 age bracket.