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 | |
NCCA Chairpersons: Dr Tom Murphy (to 1996), Dr Caroline Hussey (from 1996)