asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan applied for a telephone; and when it will be provided.
Written Answers. - Telephone Service.
308.
The person named applied for telephone service on 5 July 1979. 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 the 1984 and it is expected that service will be provided for the person named during the first half of next year.
309.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who has been waiting for a telephone for four years will have service provided as his business which he is struggling very hard to maintain, is not likely to survive much longer without 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 during the first half of next year.
310.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who has been waiting for a telephone transfer since July, 1979, who has a heart condition and who is in receipt of an invalidity pension can expect to have his telephone installed as neighbours, five doors away, did not have to wait as long to have their service installed.
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 during the first half of next year.
If the Deputy will furnish the name and address of the neighbour referred to further inquiry will be made.