The Council is a representative structure. The membership is determined by the Minister for Education. The 25-member council comprises nominees of the partners in education, industry and trade union interests, parents’ organisations and one nominee each of the Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The members of the Council, who were appointed by the Minister to 28 February, 2022, are listed here.
Click here to access Press Release from DE on appointment of NCCA Council 2019-2022
Chairperson:
The Chairperson, Professor Mary O’Sullivan, teacher educator at University of Limerick, has previously served on the Executive of the Teaching Council and on their Education Committee, and currently serves on the Medical Council with a focus on Education and Training. A former Post-Primary teacher in Cork, Professor O’Sullivan has among her many roles, served as Inaugural Dean of Education and Health Sciences at UL and Associate Dean of Education at Ohio State University.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Prof. Mary O’Sullivan |
| Nominee of the Minister for Education and Skills | Teresa Hagan |
| Nominee of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs | Phil Lynch |
| JMB – Deputy Chairperson | Michael Redmond |
| JMB – Ordinary member | Patricia Gordon |
| INTO – Deputy Chairperson | Deirbhile Nic Craith |
| INTO – Ordinary member | Joe McKeown |
| INTO – Ordinary member | Carmel Browne |
| ETBI | Anne McHugh |
| CPSMA | Fergal Kelly |
| NABMSE | Finn Ó Murchú |
| CIBE | Joyce Perdue |
| IFUT | Michael Delargey |
| Ibec | Claire McGee |
| ICTU | Brian Tubbert |
| ACCS | Áine O Sullivan |
| NPC – primary | Áine Lynch |
| NPCpp | Geoff Browne |
| Foras na Gaeilge | Edel Ní Chorráin |
| SEC | Tim Desmond |
| DES | Orlaith O’Connor |
| ASTI | Máire G Ní Chiarba |
| ASTI | Ed Byrne |
| TUI | David Duffy |
| TUI | Liz Farrell |
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