Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of providing satellite imagery to his Department during the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22978/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department acquires satellite imagery on an annual basis to facilitate the completion of remote sensing inspections under the Direct Payment and other area-based Schemes. This satellite imagery is provided free of charge by the EU Commission via the Joint Research Centre.