Marcella Corcoran Kennedy told Tipp Today that the issue can't be allowed to bring down the government because an election is the last thing we need.
The row is continuing at Leinster House with Fianna Fail's Jim O'Callaghan insisting he told the Justice Minister about Tusla's role in false allegations against Sergeant Maurice McCabe before she admitted knowledge of it but France Fitzgerald denies his claims.
Minister Corcoran Kennedy says we also need to be able to trust the agencies of the state.
Meanwhile there are calls for a separate criminal probe to be conducted alongside the Commission of Investigation.
Tipperary Independent deputy Seamus Healy, who also believes the Garda Commissioner should step aside, feels it’s the only to restore any kind of public confidence.
Fianna Fáil says it won't vote against the Government this week, despite differing accounts of a meeting over the whistleblower saga.
Micheál Martin's party says it will abstain from voting on Sinn Fein’s motion of no confidence in the Government in the coming days.
But party Spokesperson Jim O'Callaghan insists he did raise Tusla with the Tánaiste before she's admitting to knowing about it:
