The case was before Tullamore District Court.
The Environmental Protection Agency and a meat company are in dispute over an Offaly meat factory which is at the centre of odour complaints.
Following a guilty plea last November to charges relating to odour emissions, Rosderra Irish Meats was required to carry out specified works at its plant on Carrick Road, Edenderry.
If the works were completed, a fine of €1,000 would be imposed but if they were not completed and there was culpability on the part of the company, the fine would be €2,000.
When the matter came before Tullamore District Court for mention yesterday (May 27), Diarmuid Collins, counsel for the EPA, said the background to the prosecution was that some residents had been experiencing an odour issue and to have that ameliorated, works were to be completed.
An odour abatement wastewater treatment plant was not yet properly online and was still being operated by a contractor who had to complete snagging work.
Odour sampling needed to be carried out and odour modelling needed to be built up to see how the new apparatus was operating, the court heard.
Counsel for Rosderra, William Fennelly, said the required work had been completed, the treatment plant was operating since February and the vast majority of a €1.5 million contract price had been paid over.
There was just one operative at the plant for the contractor and they were carrying out small snagging works.
Sampling and modelling would only be relevant during the summer when temperatures were high and odour issues arise.
Mr Collins replied, saying ongoing complaints were being made in relation to odour but Mr Fennelly said any such complaints referred to an entirely different issue than the treatment plant.
Mr Collins suggested another adjournment to September 23 to allow for discussions between the parties and that was granted by Judge Bernadette Owens.
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