asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service for business purposes will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14 as he has already paid the fee.
Written Answers - Telephone Service.
287.
I am sorry for the delay in providing telephone service for the person named. It is expected that service will be provided for him within about a month.
288.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in County Meath.
I very much regret the delay in providing telephone service for the person named. It is expected that service will be provided for him within about a month.
289.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in County Meath for business purposes.
Service will be provided for the person named as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed before the first half of next year.
I very much regret the delay. However by the end of 1984 the vast bulk of applications will be met on demand.
290.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon as she is an old age pensioner who paid the installation fee in March, 1983; and the reason for the delay.
I very much regret the delay in providing telephone service for the person named. It was expected that service would be provided earlier. However it was not possible to do so because of the extent of the line work involved and the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the district.
It is expected that service will be provided for the person named during the next month or so.
291.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 who has been waiting for a telephone for three years and who lives on her own in an area of high break-ins.
It is expected that telephone service will be provided for the person named next year.
I very much regret the delay. However, by the end of 1984 the vast majority of telephone applications will be met on demand.
292.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 is getting no co-operation from his Department in resolving queries on his telephone accounts which double each time he receives them; the reason his request that his calls be metered on a new meter was declined; and if he will investigate his case.
The subscribers accounts were investigated and were found to be correct. The meter and associated equipment were also checked and were found to be in good working order. A change of meter is not warranted in the circumstances.
293.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason for the long delay in repairing a telephone service for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare as it has been out of order for more than six months.
Records show that there were four faults on this subscriber's telephone line since October 1982. Three were minor faults and the fourth required the replacement of an overhead span of wire. The faults concerned were rectified reasonably promptly, the longest duration of any outage being nine days.
294.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when telephones will be installed in a housing estate (details supplied) in Dublin 7 as the residents have been waiting for service for more than three years.
All the applications concerned were received during 1982 and all will be provided with service during 1984.
I very much regret the delay. However within a year the vast bulk of applications will be met on demand.
295.
Mr. Coughlan
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
Telephone service will be provided for the person named as soon as possible but it is unlikely that the necessary engineering work will be completed before the first half of next year.
I very much regret the delay. However by the end of 1984 the vast majority of telephone applications will be met on demand.
296.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a public telephone kiosk will be provided at Cloughduv, Crookstown, County Cork.
Cloughduv is not included in this year's programme. Its claims will be considered in due course when the 1984 kiosk programme is being drawn up.
297.
Mr. Coughlan
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal.
Service will be provided for the person named as soon as possible but it is unlikely that the necessary engineering work will be completed before the first half of next year.
I very much regret the delay. However, by the end of 1984 the vast majority of telephone applications will be met on demand.
298.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the reason a telephone service has not been provided for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary as he applied over two years ago.
I am sorry that it has not been possible to provide telephone service so far for the person named because of the large volume of engineering work on hands and requiring attention in the County Tipperary area. It is expected that service will be provided within the next few weeks.
299.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be installed for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 as he has been waiting for service for two years.
Service will be provided for the person named as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed before the first half of next year.
I very much regret the delay. However, the vast bulk of applications will be met on demand by the end of 1984.
300.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 as he has been waiting for service for four years.
Service will be provided for the person named as soon as the necessary additional engineering work can be carried out.
The objective of the Department's current telephone development programme is to provide a fully satisfactory telephone service nationally in terms of both quality and availability by the end of 1984 and it is expected that service will be provided for the person named during the first half of next year.
301.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be transferred for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 as he has been waiting for four years.
I very much regret the delay in providing telephone service for the person named. However, it will not be possible to meet this application until necessary additional engineering work is carried out.
The objective of the Department's current telephone development programme is to provide a fully satisfactory telephone service nationally in terms of both quality and availability by the end of 1984 and it is expected that service will be provided for the person named during the first half of next year.
302.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12.
I very much regret the delay in providing telephone service for the person named. However, it will not be possible to meet this application until necessary additional engineering work is carried out. This is expected to be completed during the first half of next year. It was expected that service would be provided earlier. Unfortunately it was not possible to do so because of the need to divert staff to other urgent work.
303.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
Service will be provided for the person named as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed before the first half of next year. I very much regret the delay. However, by the end of 1984 the vast bulk of applications will be met on demand.
304.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
Further inquiries are being made as to when it will be possible to provide telephone service at the address quoted. The applicant will be contacted as soon as the inquiries are completed.
305.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12.
Service will be provided for the person named as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed before the first half of next year. I very much regret the delay. It was expected that the necessary engineering work would be completed earlier. Unfortunately it was not possible to do so because of the need to divert staff to other urgent work.
306.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9.
Service will be provided for the person named as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed before the first half of next year. It was expected that the necessary engineering work would be completed earlier. Unfortunately it was not possible to do so because of the need to divert staff to other urgent work.
307.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
Service will be provided for the person named as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed before the first half of next year. I very much regret the delay. However, the vast bulk of applications will be met on demand by the end of 1984. It was expected that the necessary engineering work would be completed earlier. Unfortunately it was not possible to do so because of the need to divert staff to other urgent work.
308.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when additional telephone lines will be provided for a firm (details supplied) in County Dublin for business purposes.
Additional telephone lines will be provided for the firm named as soon as it is possible to do so but it is unlikely that the necessary cabling can be completed before the first half of next year. It was expected that the necessary engineering work would have been completed earlier. Unfortunately it was not possible to do so because of the need to divert staff to other urgent work.
309.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
Terms were quoted to the persons named in September 1983. There was no response. Service will again be offered and it is expected that service will be provided within about three months after the necessary agreement has been signed.
310.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny.
Service has been provided for the person named.
311.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will as a matter of urgency correct the telephone accounts which have already been paid by a person (details supplied) now residing in America.
According to my Departments records, correct accounts were issued in this case but they have not yet been paid.
312.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when Ballydesmond telephone exchange, County Cork, will become automatic; the progress that has been made in making it so; and when further telephones will be installed in the area.
Special arrangements which had been made to provide automatic service at Ballydesmond before the end of this year by the temporary use of a mobile exchange unit have been upset by a strike involving an equipment contractor's staff. This strike is delaying the commissioning of an exchange which will enable release of the mobile unit for transfer to Ballydesmond. In the circumstances, it is not possible at present to give a forecast for conversion of Ballydesmond other than to say that, hopefully, the conversion should be effected about five months after the strike ends. Much of the necessary advance works at Ballydesmond have already been completed or are in hands.
It is expected that the waiting applications for service at Ballydesmond will be attended to progressively within about six months after the exchange has been converted to auto.
313.
Mr. Leonard
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of telephone kiosks which will be installed in Counties Cavan and Monaghan during 1983.
It is planned to provide telephone kiosks at Treehoo Cross, Redhills, County Cavan, and Corlea, Kingscourt, County Cavan during 1983.
314.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone will be installed for a person (details supplied) in County Galway.
I very much regret the delay in providing telephone service for the person named. However, it will not be possible to meet this application until necessary additional engineering work is carried out.
The objective of the Department's current telephone development programme is to provide a fully satisfactory telephone service nationally in terms of both quality and availability by the end of 1984 and it is expected that service will be provided for the person named next year.
315.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if additional telephone lines have been provided for a firm (details supplied) in Dublin 12.
Additional telephone lines have been provided for the firm named.
316.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone service will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
The person named has telephone service. Work is in progress on the provision of a second line and is expected to be completed within the next few weeks.