Youghal area telephone waiting list
There were 440 applicants waiting, with an average wait of 24 months, due to congestion at Youghal exchange. A new mobile automatic exchange was expected within two months to ease the problem.
asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the total number of applicants awaiting telephone service in the Youghal (024) area of Counties Cork and Waterford, and the average waiting time for a telephone service in this area at present.
Comment on this
Is the Minister aware that he told me two months ago in this House that there were only ten people on the waiting list? How many are there today?
Comment on this
Severe register congestion at Youghal exchange which switches calls for the other five exchanges in the group has necessitated the barring of extra connections in the group for some time past. This is reflected in the longer average waiting times in the area at present. A new mobile automatic exchange is expected to be in service within the next two months. This will help to alleviate the problem.