Dublin’s digital phone boxes are not being used and are just “taking up space” on footpaths around the city, a Green Party councillor has warned.
Just over 500 calls have been made on each of Eir ’s digital phone boxes since they were installed three years ago.
“So, their commitment to actually providing public phones that are usable, that the public can actually get any use out of is very low.”Councillor Horner said the new phone boxes weren’t planned with people in mind – claiming they were installed in “optimal advertising” locations. Councillor Horner acknowledged that DCC did grant planning permission for the kiosks, but said councillors now “don't want to see many more of these”.
The councillor also said she doesn’t think the €2 minimum cost of the digital phone boxes is feasible, warning that most people will not have coins on them in an emergency.Cllr Horner said she previously questioned whether responsibility for fixing Ireland’s phone boxes should fall to Eir or DCC.
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