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Cappoquin telephone kiosk

Summary

Fahey pressed for a kiosk in upper Cappoquin, citing residents’ inconvenience since the post office moved to the lower town and asking whether it could be provided within a month. The Minister could not commit to that timing but said it would be installed as soon as possible, once engineering stores were available.

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when a telephone kiosk will be provided for the upper part of Cappoquin town, County Waterford.

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: The kiosk will be provided as soon as possible after the necessary engineering stores become available.

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: Could the Minister say if the kiosk will be provided within the next month?

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: No, I could not give that commitment.

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: Is the Minister aware of the urgent need for this telephone kiosk especially since the post office in Cappoquin has been changed from its previous location and is now at the lower part of the town, which is causing great inconvenience?

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: The nearest telephone kiosk to that location is a distance of a quarter of a mile.

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: Is the Minister of State aware that the majority of people in Cappoquin live in the upper region of the town and will he ensure that this work is carried out as quickly as possible as even a month is a long time to wait?

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: It will be provided as soon as possible.

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