asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if a public telephone kiosk will be provided at Tullywest, Kildare, County Kildare.

(Dublin South-Central): The cost of providing and maintaining a telephone kiosk at Tullywest would be so far in excess of likely receipts that provision of a kiosk in the area would not be warranted.

Does the Minister consider that a telephone kiosk is not warranted in an area having 150 houses and a population of 400?

(Dublin South-Central): It is strictly a residential area and 20 of the houses have private telephones.

That is a great consolation to the rest.

Is the Minister aware that it is a mile to the nearest telephone?

(Dublin South-Central): We might look at the matter if the Deputy could convince his local authority to make some application in regard to funding.

The local authority have been very generous but they take action only where the Department refuse to provide a telephone because it would not be a paying proposition. In this instance there is a case to be made for the provision of a telephone by the Department. Will the Minister look into the matter?

(Dublin South-Central): I will, but I cannot make any promises.