Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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1252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an application (details supplied) is not available to farmers and agri-consultants; when it will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53202/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is collaborating, through an EU-funded project, with Industry partners in the ongoing development of a Geotagged Photo Application called AgriSnap for use on smartphones and mobile devices.

AgriSnap enables users to take geotagged photographs using their smartphone and send them securely to the Department in an efficient and seamless manner.

This new application was used on a pilot basis as part of the 2021 Protein Aid Scheme and the Results Based Environment Agri Pilot Programme in 2021.

Further developments and refinement are continuing, building on the feedback from the trials in this year and it is anticipated that the app will be rolled out for use on other schemes in the near future.