asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when Glengarriff telephone exchange, County Cork, will be converted to automatic working.

Within the next six months.

479.

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when his Department will erect a telephone kiosk at Patrick Street, Mullingar, County Westmeath.

It is planned to provide a kiosk at Patrick Street, Mullingar. Because of the big number of kiosks included in the current programme it is likely that the proposed kiosk at Patrick Street, Mullingar, will not be provided until early next year.