Under Section 22 of the EPSEN Act, the Council of the NCSE is required to establish a national Consultative Forum to consult with on any matters related to the performance by the Council of its functions. The current membership of the Forum is as follows. Up to 17 members are appointed by the Council and 3 members are appointed by the Minister for Education and Skills. The members of the Forum were appointed from December 2016 and their term is due to expire at end December 2018.
NCSE Consultative Forum 2016-18 |
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| Members appointed by the Council | |
| Kevin Carragher | Disability Manager, HSE |
| Noelle Connolly | Head of Local Services, NCSE |
| Breda Corr | General Secretary, National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education |
| Padraig Flanagan | Principal, Post Primary School |
| Gerard Gallagher | Disability Advisor, NUI, Maynooth |
| Patricia Griffin | Education Officer, Down Syndrome Ireland |
| Adam Harris | Chief Executive, AsIAm. |
| Julie Helen | Advocacy Project Worker for People with Disabilities |
| Ann Higgins | Principal, Special School |
| Denise Kelly | Education Officer, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment |
| Siobhan Long | Enable Ireland Disability Services |
| Matt Melvin | Principal, Primary School |
| Teresa McDonnell | Chairperson of a support organisation for parents of Deaf and hard of hearing children |
| Deirbhile Nic Craith | Assistant General Secretary, Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Paddy O’Neill | Principal, Post Primary School |
| Carmel O’Shea | National Parents Council |
| Donie O’Shea | Senior Policy Advisor, National Disability Authority |
| Members appointed by the Minister for Education and Skills | |
| Eamonn Clavin | Divisional Inspector, Department of Education & Skills |
| Michael Cullinan | Regional Director, National Educational Psychological Service |
| Catriona Hanevy | Assistant Principal Officer, Department of Education & Skills |