asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason there has been a two year delay in transferring a telephone line for a company (details supplied) in Dublin when an undertaking was given that a delay would not occur; and if he is aware that this firm which employs 12 people is now at risk because of the lack of service.
Written Answers. - Telephone Service.
833.
It has not been possible to provide service for the company named so far because the cable which served the premises previously was utilised for other purposes before this application was received. Regrettably a forecast of earlier provision could not be met because of the volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the 01 area.
It is expected that service will be provided within the next three months or so.
834.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will instruct the Telephone Accounts Manager to cease sending an account to a person (details supplied) in Malahide, County Dublin, for rental charges for a period when the telephone was out of order.
A final notice was issued in error to the subscriber and a letter of apology has been sent to him.
835.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will direct that an applicant in Dublin who is in a very distressed emotional condition as her daughter was a victim of the Stardust Disaster and on whose behalf medical evidence has been tendered, will be provided with a telephone service immediately; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the delay that has surrounded this application.
It will be necessary to carry out additional cabling work in the area before service can be provided. It will not, regrettably, be possible to carry out this work for about a year because of the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the Dublin area. Telephone service will be provided immediately the cabling work is completed.
836.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a business premises (details supplied) in Dublin 1 as the present lack of telephone facilities will shortly lead to its closure with the resultant loss of jobs; and if he is aware that already two people have lost their employment as a direct result of this situation.
A survey is being carried out to ascertain when it will be possible to meet this application. The applicant will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible.
837.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the present position in relation to the installation of a telephone for a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
Service will be provided about the end of the year.
838.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the present position in relation to the installation of a telephone for a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
Service will be provided within about a year.
839.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that two telephone lines of a firm in Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate, Ballyfermot, Dublin have been out of order for over a month and that this is severely handicapping the business of the company and employment there; and if he will make immediate arrangements to have the telephone lines repaired.
Service has been restored on the main line. The fault on the other line, which is in the underground cable, will be repaired within the next few days. Because of the number of such faults, which require attention by specially trained staff, I regret that there has been delay in repairing them.
840.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Palmerstown, County Dublin as he needs a telephone for grave medical reasons.
Service will be provided as soon as it is possible to do so. Regrettably it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed for about a year.
841.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be restored to a person (details supplied) in Clondalkin, County Dublin.
Service will be restored in a few days.
842.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be restored to a person (details supplied) in Castleknock, County Dublin who has been without service for about two months.
The fault, which is in the underground cable, will be repaired within the next few days. Because of the number of such faults, which require attention by specially trained staff, I regret that there has been delay in repairing them.
843.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that a person (details supplied) in Dublin has been waiting six years for a telephone service; when service will be provided; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am aware of the application which was received in August 1978. It has not been possible to provide service 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.
844.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in providing a telephone service for a person (details supplied) in Dublin; when a telephone will now be supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service for this applicant 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.
845.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in providing a telephone service for a person (details supplied) in Ballyfermot, Dublin; when the telephone will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service for this applicant 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.
846.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that a person (details supplied) in Dublin has been waiting a long time for a telephone service; the reason for the delay; when the telephone will be supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
It has not been possible to provide service so far for this applicant who applied for service in January 1981, 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.
847.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if in view of the facts of a case (details supplied) in Clondalkin, County Dublin he will now give top priority to an application for a telephone for the person concerned; and how soon a telephone will be supplied.
Service will be provided as soon as it is possible to do so. Regrettably it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed for about a year.
848.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when Ballivor telephone exchange, County Meath, will be converted to automatic working.
In about six months' time.
849.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be transferred for a person (details supplied) in Walkinstown, Dublin; and if this can now be arranged as a matter of urgency having regard to the fact that the applicant has been waiting upwards of two years for this service and that it was promised in a letter from his Department dated 17 July 1981 which indicated that it would be supplied within six months.
A transfer of service will be provided as soon as possible but it is unlikely that it will be possible to do so before the end of this year. It is regretted that a forecast given to the applicant in July 1981 could not be realised because of the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the 01 area.
850.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when his Department hopes to provide a telephone connection for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim.
Within about a year.
851.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if his Department will now provide a telephone service for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim in view of the fact that engineering work is in progress in the area.
Service will be provided as soon as possible but it is unlikely that it will be possible to do so for about a year.
852.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim.
Early next year.
853.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim.
Within the next four months or so.
854.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the present position in regard to the provision of new telephone lines at Warrenstown, Dunboyne, County Meath; the number of applicants in the area; the nature of the engineering work to be carried out to enable these to be met; if the engineering work will bring about an improvement in service for existing telephone subscribers in the area and when the work will be commenced and completed.
There are eight waiting applications with Warrenstown, Dunboyne, addresses. Cabling and cable distribution work to enable these applications to be met is expected to commence before the end of this year and will be completed in 1983.
Conversion of some subscribers' lines from overhead to underground will be effected in conjunction with the cabling work referred to and this should result in an improved service for the subscribers involved.
855.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; when his original application was received; if the delay in his case is normal; and, if other people in this area, whose applications are with his Department for a shorter time, have since had telephones installed.
It is expected that telephone service will be provided for the person named next year. The application was received in November 1978.
It has not been possible in the time available to ascertain if later applicants in the area have received service. However, if the Deputy can furnish details of any such application further inquiry will be made.
856.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will accede to the request of Saleen Community Council by providing a public telephone kiosk in Saleen village, County Cork.
It is planned to provide a telephone kiosk in Saleen village. Because of the big number of kiosks included in the current programme, however, it is likely that the proposed kiosk will not be provided for some time.
857.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when the necessary telephone repairs will be carried out for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 as he is unable to open his business and as the employment of staff has consequently been unnecessarily deferred for an unduly lengthy period.
A survey is being carried out to ascertain when a telephone service can be provided for the person named whose application was received in May 1982.
The applicant will be advised of the result of the survey as soon as possible.
858.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for St. Fergal's school, Finglas, Dublin, which caters for 500 children from the age of seven to 12 years, which has been looking for a telephone for the past four years and which has no access to emergency services such as hospitals, ambulances or fire brigades at present.
Service will be provided as soon as it is possible to do so. Regrettably it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be carried out for several months.
859.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware of a complaint by a person (details supplied) in Cabra, Dublin 7, that his most recent telephone account included a telephone call to Cambridge, which was listed as being made on 8 March 1982 for £5.11 and that when he complained he was told that the matter would be investigated and that he has now received a final and threatening demand to pay or be disconnected; if he is further aware that he is adamant that he never made this call; and if, in view of the fact that there is widespread abuse at present of such operator-assisted trunk calls he will ensure that this matter is dealt with urgently and sympathetically particularly as the person is elderly and has a limited income.
There is no evidence so far that the call did not originate from the subscriber's telephone line. Investigations however are continuing and should be completed within the next week. The outcome will be communicated to the subscriber. Regrettably, a final notice was issued in error and a letter of apology has been sent to the subscriber.
860.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason a telephone has not been repaired for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin although repeated requests including written representations have been made; and if he is aware that the repair work should be carried out as a matter of urgency.
The fault, which is in the underground cable, will be repaired within the next few days. Because of the number of such faults, which require attention by specially trained staff, I regret that there has been delay in repairing them.
861.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 will have the telephone which was installed last November connected; and the reason for the delay.
Within about a month. The delay arose because of a cable fault which came to light at an installation stage.
862.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a pay-phone will be installed for the use of staff in a school (details supplied) in Inchicore, Dublin.
Within about a year.
863.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Islandbridge, Dublin, who lives alone and who is urgently in need of a telephone.
Within about a year.
864.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when the telephone kiosks at a place (details supplied) on Sundrive Road, Dublin 12, will be replaced by new vandal proof structures.
There are no plans at present to replace the existing kiosks at Sundrive Road with the new aluminium type kiosks.
865.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Clondalkin, County Dublin.
Within about a year.
866.
(Dublin North-Central) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a business premises (details supplied) in Dublin 12.
Within about a year.
867.
(Dublin North-Central) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5.
Service has been provided.
868.
(Dublin North-Central) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5.
Within about a year.
869.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in view of the fact that he paid £343 six months ago.
Within about a month.
870.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Templeogue, Dublin.
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 the application was made, further efforts will be made to trace it.
871.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will investigate the reasons for the breakdown in a telephone line (details supplied) in Dublin which has been out of action for some weeks and particularly why the company involved has not been informed as to why the line has not been repaired and as to how long it will take before the fault is repaired.
Service has been restored. Unfortunately because of a backlog of faults in the 01 area I regret that there has been a delay in repairing them.
872.
(Dublin North-Central) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3.
Within about a month.
873.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin who paid her connection fee some time ago; and the reason for the delay.
Within about a month. The delay arose because of a cable fault which came to light at the installation stage.
874.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
Within about four months.
875.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in view of the fact that she is living alone and that houses in the vicinity have recently been subject to break-ins.
Within about a year.
876.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs whether he will arrange for the placing of a telephone kiosk at Castledonovan, Drimoleague, County Cork.
It is planned to provide a telephone kiosk to serve the Castledonovan area. Because of the big number of kiosks included in the current programme however it is likely that the proposed kiosk will not be provided for some time.
877.
(Dublin North-Central) asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5.
Service has been provided.