This curriculum has been prepared by the Curriculum Committee for Social, Environmental and Scientific Education established by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
| Chairpersons | Michael Dee | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Angela Griffin (from 1995) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Helen Kennedy-Martin (to 1995) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
Committee members
| Br Thomas Costello | Teaching Brothers’ Association / Association of Primary Teaching Sisters |
| Peadar Cremin | Management of Colleges of Education |
| Margie Cullen | National Parents Council— Primary |
| Marie Danaswamy (to 1995) | National Parents Council—Primary |
| Henry Goff | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Teresa Farry (from 1996) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| David Fitzgerald | Catholic Primary School Managers’ Association |
| Angela Griffin | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Kathleen Horgan (to 1996) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Jim Hourihane | Irish Federation of University Teachers |
| Siobhán Hurley
| Irish Federation of University Teachers |
| Helen Kennedy-Martin | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Frankie McGrath (to 1995) | Irish National Teachers’ Organsiation |
| James Malseed | Church of Ireland General Synod Board of Education |
| Sheelagh Morrow | Church of Ireland General Synod Board of Education |
| Patrick Murchan | Catholic Primary School Managers’ Association |
| Éamonn Ó Breacáin | Department of Education and Science |
| Tomás Ó Briain | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Colm Ó Ceallacháin | Department of Education and Science |
| Micheál Ó Cinnéide (from 1995) | National Parents’ Council—Primary |
| Micheál Ó Mathúna | Department of Education and Science |
| Sr Mairéad Rabbitte | Association of Primary Teaching Sisters/Teaching
Brothers’ Association |
| Brian Tubbert | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Education officers | Harold Hislop | |
| Carmel O’Doherty | |
To co-ordinate the work of the Curriculum Committees, the Primary Co-ordinating Committee was established by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
| Chairperson | Tom Gilmore | |
| Committee members | Sydney Blain (from 1995) | Church of Ireland General Synod Board of Education |
| Liam Ó hÉigearta
(from 1996) | Department of Education and Science |
| Dympna Glendenning (to 1995) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Fionnuala Kilfeather (from 1995) | National Parents Council—Primary |
| Éamonn MacAonghusa
(to 1996) | Department of Education and Science |
| Fr Gerard McNamara
(from 1995) | Catholic Primary School Managers’ Association |
| Peter Mullan | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Sheila Nunan (from 1995) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Eugene Wall | Irish Federation of University Teachers |
| Co-ordinator | Caoimhe Máirtín (to 1995) | |
Assistant Chief
Executive Primary | Lucy Fallon-Byrne (from 1995) | |
| Chief Executive | Albert Ó Ceallaigh | |