Professor Desmond Fitzgerald:

The agreement we reached with them, on which they and their legal team signed off, was that the apologies would be made in private. Having to be told to make an apology completely undermines its value. I apologised to the whistleblowers twice; once when the suspension was lifted and then as part of the settlement we reached with them. By the way, I would like to comment on the commentary we hear time and again about the whistleblowers and how they have been handled. It is said I will not name them or give them letters. I would appreciate an opportunity to outline in detail what has been done to get the people concerned to come back to work to do the jobs that they-----