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Minister McConalogue announces commencement of Balancing Payments of â¬16.6 million of the Sheep Welfare Scheme
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., today announced the commencement of the 15% balancing payments to all eligible farmers under year 4 of the Sheep Welfare Scheme. The Scheme is co-funded by the European Union as part of Irelandâs Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020.
The rollout of the balancing payments brings the total paid under Year 4 of the Sheep Welfare Scheme to â¬16.6 million to some 18,300 farmers, providing a significant financial boost to the individual farmers, the sheep sector in general and the wider rural economy.
May 27, 2021 10:35 am
The 15% balancing payments to all eligible farmers under year four of the Sheep Welfare Scheme are to commence issuing this week.
The scheme is co-funded by the European Union as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020.
The rollout of the balancing payments brings the total paid under year four of the Sheep Welfare Scheme to €16.6 million to some 18,300 farmers.
This, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, provides a “significant financial boost to the individual farmers, the sheep sector in general and the wider rural economy”.
According to the department, the Sheep Welfare Scheme provides financial support to farmers for taking extra steps to improve the welfare of their flock. Farmers get €10 per breeding ewe for completing flock welfare measures.
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