asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the names of the exchanges in the south west Cork constituency which are still operated manually; the place to which each such exchange will be connected automatically; and the date when such connection will take place.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - County Cork Telephone Exchanges.
26.
As the information required by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement it is proposed, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the Statement:
|
Exchange |
Centre to which connection is likely under automatic conditions |
|
Adrigole |
Bantry |
|
Allihies |
,, |
|
Bantry |
,, |
|
Castletownbere |
,, |
|
Durrus |
,, |
|
Eyeries |
,, |
|
Glengarriff |
,, |
|
Kilcrohane |
,, |
|
Kealkill |
,, |
|
Rerrin |
,, |
|
Newcestown |
Coachford |
|
Ballingeary |
Macroom |
|
Ballymakeera |
,, |
|
Inchigeelagh |
,, |
|
Keimaneigh |
,, |
|
Kilnamartyra |
,, |
|
Macroom |
,, |
|
Tarelton |
,, |
|
Ballydehob |
Skibbereen |
|
Baltimore |
,, |
|
Church Cross |
,, |
|
Cape Clear |
,, |
|
Castletownshend |
,, |
|
Drimoleague |
Skibbereen |
|
Drinagh |
,, |
|
Goleen |
,, |
|
Leap |
,, |
|
Schull |
,, |
|
Sherkin Island |
,, |
|
Skibbereen |
,, |
The exchanges are not included in current automatisation programmes and it is not possible to say at this stage when conversion to automatic working will take place.