asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs when he intends to secure the premises his Department acquired at Lomond Avenue, Dublin 3, against entry by vandals, etc., as its present dilapidated condition is a source of extreme annoyance to local residents.

: Some repair work to secure the premises at Lomond Avenue has been carried out and further repairs are expected to be carried out shortly.

: Can the Minister indicate what precisely he means by "shortly"? Would it be within the next month?

: Yes. I cannot exactly give a guarantee that the work will be carried out within the next month but as soon as it is physically possible it will be done.

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