Over €350,000 to be paid out in Tipperary under new welfare scheme for farmers
All sheep farmers in Tipperary are warned that they should ensure they return their 2025 sheep census by 14 February 2026 at the latest to be eligible for the funding.
Farmers in Tipperary will soon be paid out a percentage of funding worth €376,650, under the 2025 National Sheep Welfare Scheme, according to a Tipperary TD.
In total, €16.44 million in payments will be paid to 13,177 farmers around the country. This represents just over 90% of farmers who chose the completion date of 17 October 2025 for their chosen actions.
A further payrun will occur in mid-December 2025 for those farmers who chose the later completion date of 28 November 2025 for their actions.
Fine Gael Deputy Michael Murphy said: “These payments are crucial to the sheep sector and farm families in Tipperary and I’m pleased that the Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon fought for and secured a further €22 million for a similar scheme in 2026. As a result of the oversubscription in the scheme, it was necessary to adjust the payment rate to €11.50 per ewe which is still a 44% increase from the €8 per ewe paid under the scheme in 2024. This is a good outcome for farmers.
Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon said: “When combined with the €12 per ewe available under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) Sheep Improvement Scheme, this means sheep farmers in both schemes will receive up to €23.50 per ewe, an increase of 17.5% per ewe on last year’s combined payment.
“My Department will continue to process, as a matter of urgency, all remaining cases for payment as they meet scheme criteria, but I would urge applicants in the scheme who have received correspondence from my Department, to respond as quickly as possible to ensure their payment can be processed.
Deputy Michael Murphy added: “All sheep farmers in Tipperary should ensure they return their 2025 sheep census by 14 February 2026 at the latest, as it is a key eligibility requirement for payment annually under both the Sheep Improvement Scheme and the National Sheep Welfare Scheme”.