The High Court will be asked today to confirm the Medical Council's decision to strike the name of consultant obstetrician Dr Michael Neary from its register.
This follows a finding by the council's Fitness to Practise Committee that Dr Neary was guilty of professional misconduct arising from the removal of the wombs of 10 patients.
The matter is listed before the President of the High Court, Mr Justice Finnegan.
Also today, the council will met the Minister for Health and Children, Mr Martin, to discuss issues related to the Dr Neary case. The council is expected to urge Mr Martin to establish an inquiry to explore "the context of the tragic events at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, Co Louth".
Other issues to be raised include the council's call for "long overdue" reform of the Medical Practitioners Act 1978 with a view to securing speedier inquiries in fitness to practise cases. Accountability within the medical profession will also be discussed.
Dr Neary has not appealed against the decision to strike his name from the medical register.
The council has indicated that, once the legal proceedings are concluded, it will publish its report on Dr Neary in full, although the names of the affected patients will be blanked out. Each patient will be given a copy 48 hours prior to publication.
Having received legal advice that it had no power to refer the report to the DPP, the council has said it will make all relevant material available to the Garda following the conclusion of the legal proceedings.
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