Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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304. To ask 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]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The 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.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the mapping systems used for GLAS and BPS applications are clashing or proving to be incompatible with each other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14692/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The same mapping system is used for both BPS and GLAS to ensure compatibility.

The Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) stores the land parcel details for all Department area based schemes. The information stored is used for BPS, ANC, GLAS, Organics and Forestry Schemes. GLAS payments are made based on the Land Parcels that are claimed by the GLAS applicant in the annual BPS application.

It is an EU requirement that all changes to land are recorded on the LPIS database and any ineligible land identified is recorded. As changes are recorded on the LPIS database, this may have a knock-on effect for any area based schemes.