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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions . Oral Answers . - Telephone Service .

Kilkenny telephone account overcharge

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The Minister said the account had been investigated, found correct, and would be paid by instalments. Leyden questioned whether it was among 200 disputed accounts, prompting a brief exchange and the Chair’s intervention.

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will have the very substantial telephone account which issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny reinvestigated as she is adamant that there is an overcharge.

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: The subscriber's complaint has already been fully investigated. Details of the accounts were discussed with her and they were found to be correct. Arrangements are being made, in agreement with the subscriber, to collect the outstanding amount by instalments.

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: Is that one of the 200 accounts which are in dispute which were mentioned by the Minister yesterday? In my own constitutency there are about 40 or 50 accounts in dispute.

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: I am asking the Minister to reply, is this one of the 200 accounts to which he referred yesterday?

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: Certainly.

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: If that is so, there are only 199 complaints left to deal with.

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: I did not say whether it was 200 per day, per week, per month, or per year. That is where the Deputy missed the point.

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: If the Minister is going to treat this in a flippant manner——

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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

: Something that happened yesterday is not a point of order. Deputy Leyden is obstructing Question Time. I am calling Question No. 13.

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