'Is she dead or alive? I do not know': The week in quotes Here’s what was said and who said what this week. By Nicky Ryan Sunday 18 Apr 2021, 6:30 PM 2 hours ago 9,484 Views 0 Comments Source: Oireachtas.ie Every time I go to bed at night I think of her. Why am I left this way? Is she dead or alive? I do not know. The information I got is so scant. It’s unbelievable they would do it to a human being. Peter Mulryan, a survivor of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home, told an Oireachtas committee about his attempts to find out if his sister, Marian, is dead or alive.