Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
2197. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the procedures for a local authority to change the name of a street in its authority; and the legislation that governs this issue. [27407/17]
View answerThe relevant statutory provisions relating to changing of place names are contained in section 79 of the Local Government Act 1946, as amended, under which the changing of the name of a locality is a reserved function of the council of the relevant local authority. Certain procedural matters relating to changing of placenames are provided for in the Local Government (Changing of Placenames) Regulations 1956.
