Mr. Padraig Yeates:

I again apologise for what I said. I did go overboard. I accept that fully. It involved frustration about the reliance on doing it through the courts when it comes to dealing with legacy issues. This reliance on doing it through the courts has not been successful. It has perpetuated legacy. That was the point I was trying to make - very clumsily and badly - for which I apologise. I appreciate that in Mr. Finucane's case, he must take it personally and I apologise for anything I said that caused hurt to him or anyone else. I apologise unreservedly for that. If Mr. Finucane wants to suggest ways in which I can make some amends, please do. I would urge him not to throw the baby out with the bath water and, on the basis of those comments, not consider anything else we have been saying.