€305,388 is to be paid out in Cavan under the Sheep Improvement Scheme payments.
In Monaghan the number stands at €150,991.
These figures were today confirmed by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon.
The Sheep Improvement Scheme was introduced with an aim to enhance animal health and welfare in the sheep sector.
The scheme provides financial support to farmers for taking extra steps to improve the welfare of their flock and has a total allocation of €100 million over the period from 2023 to 2027
Minister Heydon announced that payments valued at €16.91 million under the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) have commenced issuing to 15,527 participants.
Similar to the previous year, payments currently issuing are an 85% advance payment on the SIS with the 15% balancing payment due to commence in April of next year.
Speaking today Martin Heydon said he wants to remind farmers that "if they have received correspondence from his Department seeking documentation or clarification, they should respond to that as quickly as possible to allow processing of outstanding cases to continue. In addition, I would also like to remind farmers that to continue to be eligible for payment for the two sheep schemes, they must ensure that they submit their annual Sheep Census returns on time each year."
