Ms Mary Higgins:

I did take part in "Liveline". I did not hear it. I do not know for certain that I said that, but it is the reality that the damage that was done to people placed in institutions when they were children is profound and lifelong. Part of the damage causes people to not expect other people to want to do something good. I can understand that. We are the face of the State, the State that did this to people. It is understandable that they would be angry with us.