Balancing payments under Sheep Welfare Scheme begin to issue 

The rollout of these balancing payments is worth approximately €2m.

The 85% advance payments were issued to eligible farmers in November 2021.

The issuing of balancing payments under the Sheep Welfare Scheme has commenced.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the beginning of the 15% balancing payments to all eligible farmers under year five (2021) of the scheme.