asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when Oldcastle telephone exchange, County Meath, will be converted to automatic working.
Written Answers. - Oldcastle (Meath) Telephone Exchange.
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The best estimate that can be given at this stage is that Oldcastle telephone exchange will be converted to automatic working in about three years if a site for the necessary exchange building can be acquired quickly. Hopes for earlier conversion have not been realised because of continuing difficulty in acquiring a suitable site.