Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 December 2004
130 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason telephone calls to Garda stations during hours of closure are not automatically diverted to the Garda station in the area from which cover is being provided during such periods of closure. [32654/04]
View answerCall forwarding is manually enabled and disabled by the member of the Garda Síochána taking up or standing down from duty at selected stations that are not permanently manned. This facility can only be available at locations where the telecommunication companies provide such a service. Implementing a technical solution that would automatically enable and disable call forwarding would be costly and of little or no value since automation would necessitate equipment to re-route at fixed times and these times would not necessarily coincide with practical needs.
