National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

Legal basis: Education Act 1998 - s. 39
Maximum Number of Positions: 30
Gender Balance Numbers: Female (14), Male (12)
Gender Balance Percentage: Female (54%), Male (46%)

Name First Appointed Reappointed Expiry Date Position type Basis of appointment
Anne McHugh 01/03/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Education and Training Board Ireland (ETBI)
Brian Tubbert 01/03/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
Carmel Browne 01/03/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO)
Carmel O'Shea 24/11/2023 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the National Parents Council (NPC) (Primary)
David Duffy 25/06/2015 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI)
Deirdre McDonald 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)
Denis Ring 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Association of Community and Comprehensive Schools (ACCS)
Dr Sandra Austin 01/03/2023 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT)
Dr Sheila Garrity 20/09/2021 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member PAS Process Nominee of the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration
Ed Byrne 18/04/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI)
Elaine Sheridan 01/12/2021 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the State Examination Commission
Finn Ó Murchú 01/03/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education (NABMSE)
Jack McGinn 10/07/2024 10/07/2025 Ordinary Member SI – 206 of 2022 - Nominated as President of the Irish Second Level Students’ Union (ISSU)
Joe McKeown 01/03/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO)
Joyce Perdue 01/03/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Church of Ireland Board of Education
Mairin Ní Chéileachair 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO)
Martin Whyte 09/02/2024 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Department of Education
Meadhbh Costello 18/09/2024 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)
Michael Redmond 01/04/2012 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Vice -Chairperson Nominee of the Joint Managerial Body (JMB)
Muireann Ní Mhóráin 18/01/2024 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of Foras na Gaeilge
Olive O'Connell 09/12/2023 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI)
Patricia Gordon 01/03/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Joint Managerial Body (JMB)
Robert Walpole 10/11/2023 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the National Parents Council (NPC) (Primary)
Rory Darcy 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member Nominee of the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPSMA)
Sean Ó Foghlú 12/12/2022 11/12/2026 Chairperson PAS process
Teresa Hagan 01/03/2019 01/03/2022 28/02/2026 Ordinary Member PAS Process