asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Chapelizod, Dublin, who is living alone.
Written Answers. - Telephone Service.
721.
Service will be provided as soon as possible but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed for about a year.
722.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied), in Chapelizod, Dublin, who is urgently in need of a telephone for medical reasons.
Service will be provided as soon as possible but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed for about a year.
723.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if telephone service will be provided as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied) in Tallaght, County Dublin, in view of the serious illness of a young child in this family.
Service will be provided as soon as possible but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed for about a year.
724.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in repairing the telephone of a person (details supplied) in Dublin which has been out of action intermittently since December last; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The matter is being investigated and I will inform the Deputy of the outcome.
725.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Inchicore, Dublin.
Within about four months.
726.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a transfer of telephone service will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and the reason for the delay.
It has not been possible to transfer service for the person named so far because of a problem in regard to the cable pair. It is expected that service will be transferred within about a month.
727.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in connecting a telephone for a person (details supplied) in Dublin, 7; when the telephone will be connected; the reason the person has been allocated a number which is the duplicate number of a business in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Dublin area. It is expected that service will be provided within the next month or so.
A working number was allocated to the applicant as a result of a clerical error. A fresh number has been allocated since.
728.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin; if he will grant priority to this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible in the time available 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 it was made further efforts will be made to trace it.
729.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in connecting a telephone for a person (details supplied) in Blanchardstown, County Dublin, who paid for service six months ago, had the telephone installed and a number allocated to him, but has not yet had the apparatus connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Service will be provided within about a month. It was not possible to provide service earlier because of a problem which has arisen in regard to the cable.
730.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that a person (details supplied) in Inchicore, Dublin, applied for a telephone five years ago; the reason for the delay in providing service; if he will now grant the application priority; and when the telephone will be supplied.
I am aware of the application which was received in October 1978. It has not been possible to meet it so far because of the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Dublin area.
Service will be provided immediately after the necessary cabling work has been carried out. Regrettably it is unlikely that this work can be completed before the end of the year.
731.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that a person (details supplied) in Inchicore, Dublin, has been waiting over eight years for a telephone, that the original application was lost, that a second application was lodged in February 1976, and that neighbours of the person who applied much later have since received their telephones; the reasons for the delay in providing this person with a telephone; if he will now give this person's application priority especially in view of the fact that it has been paid for since February 1982; and when the telephone will be connected.
I am aware of the circumstances of this application which was received in July 1976. There is no record of an earlier application.
Regrettably it has not been possible to provide service so far because of a problem in regard to the cable pair. This is having urgent attention and service will be connected within the next month or so.
732.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in Dublin.
Service was offered to the person named but as the offer was not accepted the application was cancelled. Inquiry is being made to ascertain if the cable pair is still available and the applicant will be advised of the position as soon as possible.
733.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason a telephone which was installed last December has not yet been connected for a person (details supplied) in Inchicore, Dublin; and when it will be connected.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of a problem which has arisen in regard to the cable. It is expected that service will be provided within the next month or so.
734.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that a person (details supplied) in Inchicore, Dublin 8, paid for her telephone last December and that the telephone has still not been installed; when the telephone will be installed; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am aware of the application. It has not been possible to meet it so far because of a problem which has arisen regarding the cable. It is expected that service will be provided within the next month or so.
735.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason a telephone service has not yet been provided for a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10; and when a service will be provided.
It is expected that service will be provided within about a year. It is not possible to provide service earlier because of the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Dublin district.
736.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10; and the reason for the delay.
Service will be provided within about a year. It is not possible to provide service earlier because of the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Dublin district.
737.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in providing a telephone for a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10; when service will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Dublin area. It is expected that service will be provided within about a year.
738.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if, in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, applied for a telephone several years ago when the connection fee was £80.00 compared to the present £200 plus, he will agree that this lady should have the telephone supplied at the former price; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
739.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if, in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, applied for a telephone several years ago when the connection fee was £80.00 compared to the present £200 plus, he will agree that this lady should have the telephone supplied at the former price; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
740.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if, in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, applied for a telephone several years ago when the connection fee was £80.00 compared to the present £200 plus, he will agree that this lady should have the telephone supplied at the former price when she applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I propose to take Questions Nos. 738 to 740, inclusive, together.
The connection charge payable by all new subscribers is that obtaining at the time service is offered. It stands now at £180. It is not proposed to make exceptions in individual cases.
741.
Mr. Mitchell
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that a telephone of a person (details supplied) in Lucan, County Dublin, has been disconnected despite the fact that there is an on-going dispute between the subscriber and his Department regarding outstanding arrears; if he is further aware that the person in question has paid the full amount he feels is due to his Department; if he will now decide, pending the outcome of discussions between his Department and the subscriber, to have the telephone re-connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
My Department were not aware that telephone service had been interrupted in this case. As a result of inquiries, it has been established that there is a fault on the line. Arrangements have been made to have the fault repaired and service restored as soon as possible.
The inquiries made in regard to the subscriber's telephone account indicate that it is correct. However, as the subscriber continues to be dissatisfied, it is proposed to carry out a comprehensive check of the line and associated equipment. This examination will be completed within the next few weeks and my Department will communicate with the subscriber then.