Overview
- Matt Cooper and NK Productions said they were unaware of Yates’s campaign role and ended his co‑host position immediately, adding the audience should have been told when the election was discussed.
- Fianna Fáil stated Yates provided interview and debate training between 23 and 29 September focused on in‑studio preparations for two programmes and that he gave no broader campaign advice or joined the campaign team.
- Newstalk confirmed Yates covered for Pat Kenny from 23 to 25 September, said he did not declare a conflict of interest, and has begun a management review.
- RTÉ said it did not use Yates as a presenter or contributor during the official election period, is satisfied its guidelines were not breached, and noted his advisory work should have been disclosed to audiences.
- Minister Colm Brophy said the undisclosed commercial involvement raises serious questions for Fianna Fáil and suggested broadcast fairness and impartiality rules may have been breached.