Sheep Welfare Scheme balancing payments begin issuing 

The rollout of these balancing payments brings the total amount paid to over 17,500 farmers under the scheme for 2022 to €17.3m.

The successor scheme - the Sheep Improvement Scheme - is now in place, starting on February 1, 2023, with over 19,000 farmers participating.

Balancing payments under the Sheep Welfare Scheme have begun issuing this week. 

The 15% balancing payments will be made to all eligible farmers under year six (2022) of the scheme.