Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Syrian Conflict: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

5:15 pm

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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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.