asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of (a) persons and (b) business firms waiting for the installation of telephones in Dublin city and in the rest of the country.
Written Answers. - Telephone Service.
768.
As the answer is in tabular form, I propose to circulate it with the Official Report.
Information is not available in exactly the form required by the Deputy. However, the numbers of waiting applications in 01 (Dublin) area and the rest of the country are as follows:
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Residence line applications |
Business line applications |
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01 area |
22,000 |
25,000 |
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Rest of country |
18,500 |
3,500 |
The 01 area includes parts of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow.
769.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone kiosk will be erected at Tonduff, Learport, County Donegal; and the up-to-date position in this matter.
It has been planned to provide a kiosk at Tonduff. However, the programme for the provision of rural kiosks is under review at present in the light of the financial position generally and it is not possible at this stage to say when a kiosk may be provided at the location in question.
770.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone kiosk will be provided at Cloontagh, Clonmany, County Donegal.
Towards the end of 1983.
771.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be connected for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
I understand fully the frustration felt at the delay in providing telephones. Regrettably, however, it will not be possible to meet this application until necessary additional engineering work is carried out.
The objective of the Department's current telephone development programme is to provide a fully satisfactory telephone service nationally in terms of both quality and availability by the end of 1984 and it is expected that service will be provided for the person named within about a year.
772.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
It is expected that service will be provided for the person named within about a month.
773.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in County Meath as he has been waiting a number of years for a transfer of telephone service.
I understand fully the frustration felt at the delay in providing telephones. Regrettably, however, it will not be possible to meet this application until necessary additional engineering work is carried out.
The objective of the Department's current telephone development programme is to provide a fully satisfactory telephone service nationally in terms of both quality and availability by the end of 1984 and it is expected that service will be provided for the person named within the next six months or so.
774.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state in relation to the application for a telephone service by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 how long she has been waiting for service; the reason for the delay; and when a telephone service will be given to her.
I understand fully the frustration felt at the delay in providing telephones. Regrettably, however, it will not be possible to meet this application which was made in May 1982 until necessary additional engineering work is carried out.
The objective of the Department's current telephone development programme is to provide a fully satisfactory telephone service nationally in terms of both quality and availability by the end of 1984 and it is expected that service will be provided for the person named within about a year.
775.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will immediately ensure that a contract is drawn up between his Department and a person (details supplied) in County Wexford in relation to an application for telephone service which was promised would be provided in April 1983.
Terms will be quoted to the person named within the next few weeks and it is expected that service will be provided within about two months after the necessary engineering work has been completed.
It had been expected that service would be provided earlier. Regrettably this was not possible because of the need to divert staff to other urgent work.
776.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
It has not been possible to trace an application on behalf of the person named. If the Deputy can furnish additional information about the application e.g. when and where the application was made, further efforts will be made to trace it.
777.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when two additional telephone lines will be provided for a firm (details supplied) in County Dublin as they urgently require service for business purposes.
I understand fully the frustration felt at the delay in providing telephones. However, it is expected that additional lines will be provided for the firm named within about one month.
778.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when work will commence on a new area engineering headquarters for his Department in Mullingar, County Westmeath.
It is not possible to say at this stage. The provision of a new area engineering headquarters in Mullingar will be considered in the context of the new year's capital programme.