Childrens Minister at odds with Taoiseach over fake Tusla file

The Children's Minister appears to be at odds this evening with the Taoiseach on the Maurice McCabe fake Tusla file.

Katherine Zappone has revealed she spoke to the Taoiseach about the issue before last Tuesday's Cabinet meeting though she did not reveal the nature of what she knew. 

And she's also declared that she did not tell the Taoiseach in advance of her meeting with the McCabes, but did inform an advisor. 

At the weekend, Mr Kenny said that he knew the Minister was going to meet the McCabes and that he told her to keep a record of it. 

Minister Zappone says the information was so vile and wrong against the McCabes she did not tell her colleagues at Cabinet last Tuesday, but did speak to the Taoiseach in advance: 

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