asked the Taoiseach if he will state the number of telephones per 1,000 persons in the State and in each of the countries which are members of O.E.E.C. at the latest available date.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Telephone Services.
7.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the required information.
Following is the statement:—
Telephones per 1,000 estimated population in O.E.E.C. countries: January 1, 1959.
Country |
Telephones per 1,000 of estimated population |
Austria |
88 |
Belgium |
114 |
Denmark |
215 |
France |
83 |
Western Germany |
93 |
Greece |
21 |
Iceland |
211 |
Ireland |
48 |
Italy |
63 |
Luxembourg |
132 |
Netherlands |
124 |
Norway |
191 |
Portugal |
37 |
Spain |
50 |
Sweden |
340 |
Switzerland |
283 |
Turkey |
9 |
Great Britain and the Six Counties |
145 |
Source: Electrical Communication 1960. Vol. 36 Number 3.