The role of the INTO Equality Committee is to advise the CEC and the Organisation on equality matters. The committee considers the nine grounds comprehended by equality legislation which are gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race and membership of the Traveller community. The Committee meets five times per annum and considers current issues across both jurisdictions, equality issues pertaining to the education system and INTO members as well as national and international equality updates.
The Benefit Funds Committee (BFC) consists of five elected representatives, one for each of five electoral divisions, together with the General Secretary and the General Treasurer. The purpose of the Committee is to give help and advice to INTO members who fall into financial difficulty and to manage the Benevolent Fund and the Illness and Mortality Fund. The Benefit Funds Committee (BFC) is seen as the Big Friendly Committee.