asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware of the fact that owing to the newspaper strike a number of intending applicants to the engineering section of his Department were unaware of the competition held last month; and if so, if he will hold a second such competition in the near future.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Post Office Engineering Section Competition.
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I assume that the Deputy's question refers to interviews which were held in August and September for positions as trainee installer in my Department's Engineering Branch. These posts were advertised in May before the strike which resulted in suspension of publication of the Dublin daily newspapers commenced.