Opposition parties have called on Minister for Sport John O'Donoghue to give a full account to the Dáil following further reports of problems over the operation of the National Aquatic Centre.
In the latest controversy surrounding the €62 million two-year-old facility, it has been reported that the pool is leaking five million litres of water a day, cracks have appeared in plant rooms and pipes are corroding.
Campus Stadium Ireland Developments (CSID), the State-owned company responsible for the site, has described the reports as "inaccurate in many respects" but declined to say what was inaccurate about them.
The report comes amid a bitter legal row over the centre, with CSID attempting to wrest control from private operators Dublin Waterworld through a High Court action.
The action was taken after the company had failed to pay rent on the facility and a Vat bill of €10 million, and to provide audited accounts.
Other claims against Dublin Waterworld include the failure to maintain the building and to pay insurance on it.
Dublin Waterworld has challenged those allegations.
In the High court yesterday it said all rent monies owed had now been paid, while it indicated it would be counter-suing Campus Stadium Ireland Developments.
It is expected that the focus of Dublin Waterworld's legal action will be on the state and quality of the building.
Its case will include issues surrounding losses caused by the closure of the centre for five months due to damage caused to the roof on January 1st by freak winds.
Campus Stadium Ireland Developments said in a statement yesterday that while the reports of leaks were inaccurate "in many respects", the company "considers that it would be inappropriate to comment on any of these issues as there are proceedings before the court at this time".
The Minister for Sport declined to comment also because of ongoing litigation, although he is believed to be satisfied that the centre has no major structural faults at present and that there are no major leaks.
However, Fine Gael's spokesman on sport Jimmy Deenihan described the situation as a "costly shambles".
"This costly mess is typical of the Government's haphazard handling of important pieces of public infrastructure," Mr Deenihan said. "From the outset, this project has been beset by problems."
Labour finance spokeswoman Joan Burton said "questions surrounding the quality of the construction of the Abbotstown Aquatic Centre keep piling up and won't go away".
Describing the facility as a "pet project" of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Ms Burton said both Mr Ahern and Mr O'Donoghue had "refused to give a full account" of the ongoing saga surrounding the centre, when she raised it in the Dáil on numerous occasions in recent months.