asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he is aware that the public telephone kiosk provided recently at Athenry railway station, County Galway, is not available to residents in the adjoining area when the station is closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers . - Telephone Service .
549.
: The public telephone in Athenry railway station is available to the public between the hours of 7.30 a.m. in the morning to 1.00 a.m. at night. There is also a public telephone kiosk at Caheroyan within 700 yards of the area when the station is closed.
550.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
: Within about two months.
551.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
: Within about a year.
552.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the delay in providing a telephone service for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and when it will be provided.
: It has not been possible to provide service for the person named so far because of the volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the area. There is also a shortage of terminations at the local exchange.
It is expected that service will be provided within about a year.
553.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
: Within about two months.
554.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin.
: Within about a month.
555.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be repaired for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 as it has been out of order since 6 February 1983 and this person is elderly, lives alone and is not in the best of health.
: Service has been restored.