asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of applicants at present on the waiting list for telephone service in each of the Dublin exchange areas.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

15.

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of telephones that have been installed in each of the Dublin exchange areas for each of the last four years.

As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:

16.

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of lines that will be available for new telephone connections to Tallaght, County Dublin up to the 31st December, 1977.

17.

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the number of lines that will be available for new telephone connections in the Firhouse, County Dublin, area up to 31st December, 1977.

It is proposed, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 16 and 17 together.

It is expected that over 1,100 applications for telephones will be attended to in the Tallaght area during 1977. This includes 200 existing applications in the Firhouse area and 450 existing applications in the remainder of the Tallaght exchange area.