asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a public telephone kiosk will be erected at Bishop Lucey Housing Estate, Bantry, County Cork; and if any plans are envisaged for this telephone kiosk.

The provision of a kiosk at this location is not regarded as warranted at present and it is not proposed therefore to provide one there.

How does the Minister conclude that a kiosk is not warranted in an estate of over 100 houses? People living there are almost half-a-mile away from the nearest telephone——

The Deputy cannot make a statement.

How does the Minister agree it is not warranted there? What can they do in cases of emergency?

My information is that there are approximately 76 houses in that location and the nearest kiosk is at Glengarriff Road, approximately 600 metres from the estate. There are also four existing kiosks in Bantry.

This new housing estate is a considerable distance from the nearest kiosk and it is very unfair than 100 families are deprived of a telephone in that estate.

The Deputy cannot make a statement. He must please ask a question.

The kiosk, which is located quite close to the estate, had receipts in the region of £660 of the year ending 31 December 1980, so the people in that area do not seem to be making much use of the kiosk at present. There would be no justification for providing another kiosk there.

Is the Minister saying there is no justification for a kiosk in this estate?

The Deputy should have expressed his concern before this and kept up the pressure.

Does that mean that any area that has a kiosk with a revenue of less that £600 a year will not be provided with another one?

Each individual application will be considered on its merits.

What is the relevance of the Minister's reply to Deputy Sheehan.

I was trying to be helpful.

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