Farmer Dan Brennan has expressed his frustration at the lack of progression on the problems that have affected his farm over the past 20 years in Castlecomer Co Kilkenny.
Reports this week state that the EU Commission is to investigate alleged pollution problems on the Kilkenny farm following a petition earlier this year by Mr Brennan, to the European Parliament.
The investigations of the Department of Agriculture into the case are also to be probed by the European Parliament.
Speaking to the Kilkenny Advertiser Mr Brennan said that he had heard nothing further since he visited the Parliament in January this year.2000.
Mr Brennan claims that cadmium pollution from the Ormonde Brick factory in Castlecomer contributed to stunted growth in his animals and general ill-thrift on his 170ac dairy farm.
The claims have been vehemently rejected by CRH, the owners of Ormonde Brick who deny any link between animal health problems on Mr Brennan's farm and the operations at the brick plant.
High levels of the pollutant cadmium were discovered in blood samples taken from cattle on his farm over several years and Mr Brennan claims, “they were the highest levels of cadmium ever found in an animal in Europe.”
A recent Department of Agriculture investigation found no conclusive evidence linking Ormonde Brick to the cadmium levels discovered in Mr Brennan’s animals.
The report, by veterinary experts from the Department of Agriculture, could not identify any reliable data linking cadmium pollution to the factory’s output or processes.
Mr Brennan is not satisfied with the outcome of the investigation and he will now take a High Court case against the company in a bid to pinpoint the sources of the problems n his farm.
