§ Mr. J. P. FARRELLasked the Postmaster-General whether any further steps have been taken by him to secure a guarantee for the installation of the trunk telephone system from Mullingar, to which it at present extends, to Longford; whether he is aware that repeated promises have been made by his predecessors to inquire into and arrange this matter; and, if he has not already inquired into it, will he now direct an inquiry as to the cost, the amount of guarantee required, and the time when this matter may be finally determined one way or the other?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELI am in active communication with the Treasury in the matter; and hope soon to be in a position to give the Longford Urban District Council a definite reply.