Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 March 2018
304. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason redigitisation was required, other than in cases in which land parcel identifier numbers on GLAS maps did not correlate with parcels on BPS maps in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14691/18]
View answerThe Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) underpins a range of area based schemes which are administered by my Department. In keeping with EU Regulations, the LPIS must be regularly maintained and kept up to date and accurate. The digitisation process is the means by which required changes to land parcel details are updated on the LPIS to ensure its continued accuracy.
The main reasons why digitisation would be required are
- Where a farmer submits an update to his maps with his BPS application form
- Where the Department is updating land details on foot of inspections
- Where the Department is updating land details on foot of new ortho-photography which is received on an ongoing basis, and
- General ongoing maintenance of the LPIS data.
