The Sheep Welfare Scheme was launched on 16 December 2016. A total of 22,174 applications were received by the 3rd February 2017 closing date and these are currently being processed. The number of applications that have been withdrawn per County is set out in the following table:
County
|
Lowland
|
Highland
|
|
Withdrawals
|
Withdrawals
|
Carlow
|
|
|
Cavan
|
2
|
|
Clare
|
3
|
2
|
Cork
|
|
4
|
Donegal
|
5
|
8
|
Dublin
|
|
|
Galway
|
10
|
3
|
Kerry
|
3
|
2
|
Kildare
|
3
|
|
Kilkenny
|
3
|
|
Laois
|
|
|
Leitrim
|
3
|
2
|
Limerick
|
|
|
Longford
|
|
|
Louth
|
1
|
1
|
Mayo
|
3
|
6
|
Meath
|
|
|
Monaghan
|
|
|
Offaly
|
|
|
Roscommon
|
8
|
1
|
Sligo
|
5
|
1
|
Tipperary
|
6
|
|
Waterford
|
1
|
|
Westmeath
|
5
|
|
Wexford
|
4
|
|
Wicklow
|
2
|
1
|