Unit: Placenames Commission

Placenames Commission

An Coimisiún Logainmneacha

Thursday 24th of October 1946 - Thursday 11th of October 2012

Future placenames orders will be made by the Minister of State following public consultation and on consideration of advice provided by a voluntary Placenames Committee (established 19 September 2013). A new Placenames Committee was appointed on the 13th September 2016. The primary responsibility of the Placenames Committee is to advise the Minister for the Gaeltacht in relation to the Placenames of Ireland as defined in section 31 of the Official Languages Act, 2003.

From date: 1946-10-24
To date: 2012-10-11
Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.logainm.ie/; Place-names Act 1973; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf; https://www.logainm.ie/en/inf/coiste
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: An Coimisiún Logainmneacha
- Source: http://www.logainm.ie/; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf
- From date: 1946-10-24
- To date: 2012-10-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Statutory non-departmental body
- Source: Place-names Act 1973; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf
- From date: 1946-10-24
- To date: 2012-10-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Delivery
- Source: http://www.logainm.ie/
- From date: 1946-10-24
- To date: 1955-01-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Advisory - Consultative - Representation - Advocacy
- Source: http://www.logainm.ie/; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf
- From date: 1955-01-01
- To date: 2012-10-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: General Public Services
- Source: http://www.logainm.ie/; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf
- From date: 1946-10-24
- To date: 2012-10-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Source: http://www.logainm.ie/; S.I. No. 308/2002; McGauran et al. 2005
- From date: 2002-06-19
- To date: 2010-06-02
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht, and the Islands
- Source: S.I. No. 413/2000; S.I. No. 308/2002
- From date: 2000-12-13
- To date: 2002-06-19
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Finance
- Source: Place-Names (Irish Forms) Act, 1973; S.I. No. 413/2000
- From date: 1946-10-24
- To date: 2000-12-13
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Source: http://www.pobail.ie/; S.I. No. 164/2011
- From date: 2010-06-02
- To date: 2011-05-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport
- Source: S.I. No. 164/2011
- From date: 2011-05-01
- To date: 2011-06-02
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Parents: Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Source: S.I. No. 164/2011; S.I. No. 220/2011; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf
- From date: 2011-06-02
- To date: 2012-10-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Counties: Dublin
- Source: http://www.logainm.ie/; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf
- From date: 1946-10-24
- To date: 2012-10-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: general services
- Source: http://www.logainm.ie/; http://www.ahg.gov.ie/en/Irish/ThePlacenamesBranch/; Dept. of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, 'Critical Review of the Placenames Commission'; Dept. of Public Expenditure and Reform, 'Summary of agency rationalisation measures as at January 2014', Table B - http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Table-B.pdf
- From date: 1946-10-24
- To date: 2012-10-11
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Disability Act 2005
- Description: is subject to Ombudsman review under the Disability Act 2005
- From date: 2005-01-01
- To date: 2012-10-11
- Confidence: Quite Confident
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1973/act/24/enacted/en/html

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Placenames Commission	1946-10-24		Placenames Commission
Placenames Commission	2012-10-11	Placenames Commission

Unit Information

Placenames Commission

An Coimisiún Logainmneacha