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 as soon as possible but it is unlikely that it will be possible to do so for about a year.

Is the Minister aware that others are in a position to secure a telephone service as a result of representations outside of the political field? I had occasion to listen to Gay Byrne's programme recently and, as a result of a telephone call from his radio programme, a subscriber had a telephone connected on the same day as the application was made? Is the Minister aware of this carry-on?

The matter does not arise on this.

It is on the record now.

I propose to ask a supplementary on Questions Nos. 27, 28 and 29.

The Deputy may ask a supplementary only on Question No. 29.

In view of the reply to Question No. 29 and previous questions, I would not have asked the question did I not feel the matter should be expedited and would the Minister make an effort now to have the telephone installed at an earlier date?

I am prohibited from answering on Questions Nos. 27 and 28 but I am aware of this particular applicants' needs because it was I who got him his social welfare telephone rental allowance. I would like to give him a phone but there are 29 others before him in the Glenties area and that would be a little unfair to them.

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