Over 13,900 applications to Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme

Co Cork had the highest number of applications with 2,344, followed by Co Tipperary and Co Limerick. 

The National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme 2023 is a successor to similar schemes in 2021 and 2022, has a budget of €5m, and is funded by the Brexit Adjustment Reserve.

There was a total of 13,931 applications to the Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme as of the closing date of May 2.

Co Cork had the highest number of applications with 2,344, followed by Co Tipperary with 1,765 and Co Limerick with 977.