Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In fairness, some of the local authorities are absolutely brilliant at it. Some of the councillors take it as a duty to reject certain names. However,, it does not seem to be taken as seriously in other local authorities, especially given that some of the names bear no relationship to the area. With so much history and heritage in our country, I find it difficult to understand why developers have to name estates after something in England or something they have seen on the telly rather than something in the local habitat. In some ways, that is a separate issue from that addressed in these Irish language amendments. It is a function of local authorities that some do not take as seriously as they should.

On another function of the local authorities, I have a note here on the development plan guidelines for planning authorities. It is from the Minister of State's Department.