Updated / Thursday, 1 Apr 2021 16:45 The judgment was published today after an application from the Medical Council The High Court has published in full, a judgment granting the Medical Council's application to suspend a Kildare GP who is alleged to have failed to refer patients for Covid-19 tests, and to operate his surgery in accordance with public health regulations. The court ordered the suspension of Dr Gerard Waters, of Whitethorn Clinic, Celbridge in Co Kildare, from the Register of Medical Practitioners in early March. The judgment was published today after an application from the Medical Council. The suspension came about after a complaint from a patient who said the doctor claimed his illness was caused by the mask he was wearing, which the GP described as that "silly f***ing thing".