Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

A considerable amount of work was done after the tunnels opened to Egypt. Some of the tunnels were large enough to allow vehicles through and a large amount of material was smuggled into Gaza. That has since been closed down and approximately 85% of the tunnels are out of operation. The situation has been tightened greatly. A partial element of normal economic life was permitted through the transport of goods through the tunnels but this has now been stopped.