Written answers
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture Schemes
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the last payment run was made for those in receipt of a payment (details supplied); when he expects to make the next payment run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16258/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Sheep Improvement Scheme is funded under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan. It provides support to sheep farmers for carrying out actions that improve animal health and welfare in the sheep sector and builds on the progress made by the Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS), which has now come to an end.
My Department issued the first advance payments at a rate of 85% under the Sheep Improvement Scheme in November 2023. A further advance payment payrun issued in December 2023.
An additional advance payment payrun was processed last week to include 114 applicants that have recently been processed and cleared for payment and this payment should reach applicants bank accounts this week. Payments will continue to issue as applicants meet the scheme requirements. The number of farmers that have been paid an advance payment for the Sheep Improvement Scheme currently stands at 16,938.
Balancing payments are due to commence in late May 2024.
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