
Plaid Cymru have also called for an independent probe, saying the issue strikes “at the heart of government operations”.
Former first minister Mark Drakeford cleared Mr Gething of breaching the ministerial code – the rules which ministers are required to follow.
The rules are policed by the first minister.
When asked about the donations on Sunday, Mr Gething’s rival for the Welsh Labour leadership, Economy Minister Jeremy Miles, did not defend the first minister.
“I would not have accepted [the money],” he told BBC Politics Wales, “but those questions are not for me”.
In a letter Mr Davies said Mr Miles’ comments called Mr Gething’s “judgement into serious question”.
“It also shows the scandal is having a corrosive effect on government workings, distracting from addressing the Welsh people’s priorities of cutting NHS waiting times, improving standards in Welsh schools and investing in our transport infrastructure.”
He said a loan from the Welsh government-owned Development Bank for Wales “gives rise to a serious conflict of interest” which likely breaches the ministerial code.
Dauson has said none of the money from DBW contributed to donations made to Mr Gething.
The Welsh Tory Senedd leader said an “independent investigation must be carried out”, and called for a “similar inquiry” to that held into Carwyn Jones in 2017.
The code of behaviour for ministers says they must ensure no conflict arises or appears to arise between their public duties and their private interests.
It also says ministers should not accept any gift which might, or might reasonably appear to, compromise their judgement or place them under an improper obligation.
Former First Minister Mark Drakeford cleared Mr Gething of breaching the ministerial code after a previous internal investigation.
BBC Wales has requested that the advice to Mr Drakeford be released under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Welsh government refused the request. BBC Wales has asked for an internal review of that decision.
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