asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason a telephone which was installed some time ago has not yet been connected for a person (details supplied) in Palmerstown, Dublin 20; and when it will be connected.
Written Answers. - Telephone Service.
644.
Telephone service has been provided.
645.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a person (details supplied) in Skerries, County Dublin, will have a telephone service provided in view of the fact that he paid the installation fee in November last.
Within about a month.
646.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a person (details supplied) in Skerries, County Dublin, will have a telephone service provided in view of the fact that he paid the installation fee in November last.
Service has been provided.
647.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs whether, in the event of it not being possible to provide a telephone service at a business premises for a person (details supplied) in Swords, County Dublin, service will be provided at the applicant's home address.
648.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person's business premises (details supplied) in Swords, County Dublin.
I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to take Questions Nos. 647 and 648 together.
It will be necessary to carry out additional engineering work before telephone service can be provided at the applicant's business premises. It is unlikely that this work can be completed before the end of this year.
It has not been possible to trace an application for service at the applicant's residence. An application has now been recorded. A survey will be carried out to ascertain when it will be possible to provide service and the applicant will be contacted as soon as the survey is completed.
649.
(Dublin North-Central) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 as he paid the installation fee in November 1981.
Within about a month.
650.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Killarney, County Kerry.
Within about a year.
651.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for persons (details supplied) in Lusk, County Dublin, who are both medical practitioners and who need the service urgently.
Within about two months.
652.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Lusk, County Dublin, who applied over five years ago.
It is expected that service will be provided for the person named, who applied in September 1978, within about a year.
653.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a full telephone service will be restored to a person (details supplied) in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, following a breakdown during a recent storm.
Service has been restored.
654.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Bootterstown Avenue, Dublin.
Within about six months.
655.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in providing a telephone service for a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10; and when a service will be provided.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of the volume of engineering work on hands and awaiting attention in the 01 area.
It is expected that service will be provided within about a year.
656.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who paid the installation fee and for whom an apparatus was installed some time ago.
Within about a month.
657.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will give every priority in view of the career implications for the person of a lack of a telephone service.
It has not been possible in the time available to trace an application on behalf of the person named. If the Deputy can furnish additional information, e.g. when and where the application was made, further efforts will be made to trace it.
658.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will arrange to have a telephone service provided immediately for a person (details supplied) in Mallow, County Cork, as he paid the fee in May 1981 and as others who paid later have been connected.
It is expected that service will be provided within about a month.
659.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs whether he is aware of the difficulties which have arisen since automation in relation to new coin boxes which have been installed in the Bantry area, County Cork; and if he will take immediate steps to remedy the situation.
I am aware that there have been some difficulties with the new coin boxes in Bantry. These are being attended to.
660.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs whether he will arrange to erect a telephone kiosk at Heir Island near Skibbereen, County Cork; and, if so, when.
Late this year or early next year.
661.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Loughrea, County Galway.
Telephone service has been provided recently for the person named, the connection being made to Tynagh exchange.
662.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) as he is an old age pensioner living alone; and if priority will be granted due to the urgency of the case and as medical evidence has already been furnished to the Department.
Service will be provided as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed for about a year.
663.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for an elderly couple (details supplied) in Ferns, County Wexford.
Service will be provided as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling will be completed before the end of this year.
664.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in installing a telephone for a person (details supplied) in Farranree, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of the volume of engineering work on hands and awaiting attention in the Cork area. It is expected that service will be provided within about a year.
665.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in installing a telephone for a person (details supplied) in Gurranabraher, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named because of the volume of engineering work on hands and awaiting attention in the Cork area. It is expected that service will be provided within about a year.
666.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in installing a telephone for a company (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible in the time available to trace an application on behalf of the company named. If the Deputy can furnish additional information, e.g. when and where the application was made, further efforts will be made to trace it.
667.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in providing a telephone service for a shopkeeper (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of the volume of engineering work on hands and awaiting attention in the Cork area. It is expected that service will be provided within about six months.
668.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Mallow, County Cork, as he applied some time ago.
Within about three months.
669.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Schull, County Cork.
Within about six months.
670.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Goleen, County Cork, as the person concerned paid the money requested by his Department on 26 March 1982.
Within about a month.
671.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Skibbereen, County Cork, as she is a widow who lives alone.
Service will be provided as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling will be completed for about a year.
672.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Skibbereen, County Cork, as he applied for a telephone in November 1980.
Within about six months.
673.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when the telephone kiosk, the income from which is to be guaranteed by Dublin County Council, will be erected at Colecot, Ballough, Lusk, County Dublin, in view of the fact that the council indicated their agreement to guarantee the income over three years ago.
The provision of a kiosk at Colecot Cottages was dependent on the completion of cabling work for the kiosk. This work has now been completed and it is expected that the kiosk will be provided shortly.
674.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Drimnagh, Dublin 12, who has been on the waiting list for four years.
Within about a year.
675.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason there has been a long delay in providing a telephone service for a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10; and when a telephone will be supplied.
It has not been possible to provide a telephone service for the person named so far because of the volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Dublin area. Service will be provided as soon as possible but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed before the end of this year.
676.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in reconnecting a telephone for a person (details supplied) in Bandon, County Cork, which was cut off some months ago and who has since discharged all outstanding accounts and in addition has paid a further £100 to credit on the account.
Provision of service at this exchange is restricted at present to priority applicants. The agreement in this case was terminated and in ordinary course, as a new applicant, he would not be given service at this stage. It has been decided, however, in the circumstances to re-connect the telephone. Service will be provided within the next few weeks when a new agreement has been completed.
677.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in installing a telephone for a person (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of the volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Cork area. It is expected that service will be provided within about six months.
678.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in providing a telephone service for an old age pensioner (details supplied) in Farranree, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible in the time available to trace an application on behalf of the person named. If the Deputy can furnish additional information, e.g. when and where the application was made, further efforts will be made to trace it.
679.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Clondalkin, County Dublin, who is urgently in need of service for grave medical reasons.
A survey is being carried out to ascertain when it will be possible to provide service and the applicant will be contacted as soon as the survey is completed.
680.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Lucan, County Dublin, who paid for a telephone a month ago and whose husband is at present stationed with UNIFIL in Lebanon.
Within about two months.
681.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be restored for a person (details supplied) in Clontarf, Dublin 3, who has been without service for almost 12 months.
Service has been restored.
682.
(Cavan-Monaghan) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in Cootehill, County Cavan; and the reason for the delay in providing service.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of the volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Cootehill area. It is expected that service will be provided within about a year.
683.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in replacing two telephone lines to the Hill of Down exchange, Enfield, County Meath, which have been out of order for the last two months.
I assume the question refers to maintenance of the eight trunk circuits serving Hill of Down exchange. There is no record of two circuits being out of order for two months but there have been faults on one or more circuits on a number of occasions in recent months. Every effort is made to restore service as quickly as possible but delays can occur from time to time because of pressure on resources.
Automatic service for Hill of Down subscribers will be provided from two new digital exchanges at Ballivor and Broadford in about six months time.
684.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow.
Within about a month.
685.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in New Ross, County Wexford.
Within about six months.
686.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is living alone and waiting for service.
It has not been possible in the time available to trace an application on behalf of the person named. If the Deputy can furnish additional information, e.g. when and where the application was made, further efforts will be made to trace it.
687.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when it is planned to provide a public telephone booth at Raheen Heights, County Limerick; if a booth has been sanctioned for this area; and if so, the reason there has been such a delay in providing it.
It has not been possible to provide the kiosk at Raheen Heights to date due to the volume of other engineering work in the area. It is expected to provide it later this year.
688.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will instruct the local branch of his Department to proceed with the installation of a telephone for a person (details supplied) in Holycross, County Limerick, as she is an invalid and has an invalid son and urgently needs service.
It is expected that service will be provided within about three months.
689.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a person (details supplied) in Crumlin, Dublin 12, who had a telephone installed last July and who has been allocated a telephone number, will have the telephone connected.
Within about a month.
690.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for two old age pensioners (details supplied) in County Wexford.
Service will be provided as soon as possible but it is unlikely that it will be possible to do so until early 1983.
691.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if a mobile telephone exchange staffed by departmental staff will be located in Portumna, County Galway, as a matter of urgency until such time as this exchange is automated; and the date on which it is intended to introduce automation.
It is not intended to provide a departmentally staffed mobile telephone exchange at Portumna, County Galway, prior to the existing manual exchange being converted to automatic working which is expected in about 12 months time. Every effort will be made, however, to improve the standard of service for subscribers in the area in the meantime.
692.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be restored for a person (details supplied) in Castleknock, County Dublin, whose phone has been out of order since 8 April 1982; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The fault, which is in the underground cable, will be repaired within the next few days. Because of the number of such faults, which require attention by specially trained staff, I regret that there has been delay in repairing them.
693.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in providing a telephone service for a person (details supplied) in Dublin who applied over seven years ago; when service will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service so far for the person named because of the volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the 01 area. It is expected that service will be provided within about six months.
694.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a company (details supplied) in Dublin which is offering employment will have their telephone reconnected.
Service will be restored within the next few days.
695.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Irishtown, Dublin 4.
Within about a year.
696.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in Greystones, County Wicklow, as she paid the installation fee in February.
Within about a month.