asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when he will meet the demands for phone connections in the (a) Swords area and (b) Malahide/Portmarnock area, North County Dublin.
Ceisteanna——Questions. Oral Answers. - Telephone Service.
113.
It is hoped to provide service for most of the present waiting applicants at Swords by about June, 1975, and for most of those now waiting in the Portmarnock/Malahide area by the end of 1975.
114.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will provide a public telephone kiosk at Rockmills, County Cork.
115.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will arrange for the erection of a public telephone kiosk at Currans village, Farranfore, County Kerry.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together.
My Department are not at present providing kiosks in areas such as Rockmills, County Cork, or Currans village, Farranfore, County Kerry, where there is no post office.
116.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that the telephone service to Inishturbot Island, Clifden, County Galway, was out of order on the 24th September, 1974; and if he will make a statement in the matter.
117.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if there are any plans for the improvement of the telephone service on Inishturbot, County Galway.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together.
Telephone service to Inishturbot Island is provided by a radio link circuit to the mainland. The circuit was out of order for a period in the afternoon of 24th September last. Service was restored by about 5 p.m.
The radio link equipment serving Inishturbot is of modern design; it is regarded as satisfactory and there are no present plans for its replacement.