The following table details the estimated numbers of maps submitted by farmers under the Single Payment Scheme, based on an average of two maps per farmer. Farmers submit maps to my Department to facilitate re-digitising, in order to have various ineligible features, such as buildings, roadways, farmyards, etc, properly recorded on my Department's Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).
As any failings or shortcomings in LPIS would leave Ireland open to the very real risk of significant fines, it is crucial that amendments be made, on an ongoing basis, to accurately reflect the position on the ground. To avoid the possibility of EU fines due to shortcomings in the LPIS system, my Department is encouraging all scheme participants to continue to update their mapping data, as circumstances dictate.
Scheme Year
|
Estimated numbers of maps
|
2009
|
37,096
|
2010
|
84,610
|
2011
|
64,284
|
The changes made to LPIS on foot of the maps submitted by farmers is one of the three main methods used to update the spatial data, the other two being changes identified during ground and remote sensing inspections and changes identified during my Department's internal review of ortho-photography. In general, approximately 250,000 parcels annually require some amendment.