Mapping out a new plan for REPS applications process

PLANS for a simplification of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) application process were announced at the national ploughing championships.

Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh referred to some delays in processing applications under current arrangements.

These were linked to meeting the EU regulatory requirement to cross-check areas submitted in REPS plans with the areas stored electronically on the department’s land parcel identification system (LPIS).