asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will state in respect of the years 1951, 1953 and 1955 (a) the mileage of trunk circuits installed, distinguishing between coaxial and non-coaxial, and (b) the number of kiosks provided, the number of automatic exchanges opened, the number of exchanges extended, the number of exchange lines joined, and the number of trunk and local calls originating in Dublin, and (c) the percentage increases between 1951 and 1953, and 1953 and 1955.

The information required by the Deputy, so far as it is available, is contained in the following statement:—

NOTE: The numbers of trunk and local calls originating at Dublin are not recorded separately.