Professor Desmond Fitzgerald:

It was very difficult. I have always said that I appreciated the fact that they came forward. That was why when I asked for the Thorn investigation, any staff member or former staff member was given the opportunity to talk to the report's authors without any confidentiality being imposed by the university. I have to agree with the Deputy that there was a culture where inaccurate information was provided. Information was misrepresented to the different bodies but this does not happen anymore. I have worked hard to make sure we put systems in place that will ensure that the committee can have confidence in the information we give it.