A combined €31.1m in CAP funds went to the highest 10 earners in the 2025 financial year, as State agencies, community development outfits, consultancy firms and cooperatives claimed their share of CAP funds.

The latest Department of Agriculture CAP beneficiaries list covers 2025 financial year and includes payments received during the period 16 October 2024 to 15 October 2025.

The largest single beneficiary of the CAP in this timeframe was FRS Co-op – which was listed as the National Cooperative Farm Relief Service – with a drawdown of €9.35m.

The entirety of this funding was received under the heading of ‘technical assistance EAFRD’, with the EAFRD being the CAP’s Pillar II.

Animal Health Ireland was the second largest beneficiary for the CAP, having received €4.32m under three headings.

The breakdown includes €3.52m for animal welfare, €783,000 for advisory service, farm management and relief, as well as just under €18,000 for ‘cooperation’.

Next to appear on the list was Bord Bia’s €4.03m, with €2.18m of this listed as having went for food promotion and €1.86m on the school fruit, veg and milk scheme.

A Galway-based firm named Agri Climate and Environmental Services Limited claimed €3.8m for ‘cooperation’ and a further €2.6m in CAP ‘cooperation’ funding was received by WCCP Limited in Kerry.

The latter’s website states that the company offers “operational consultancy services to laboratories”.

Co Monaghan’s Gaelgro Co-operative Society for fruit and vegetable growers appeared next on the list, having received €2.08m in horticulture sector support.

€1.75m went to Teagasc’s head offices in Oakpark under the CAP’s knowledge exchange and dissemination of information heading.

The next three highest recipients of CAP funding were the South Kerry Development Partnership Company at €1.17m, Inishowen Development Ltd at €1.14m and Tipperary County Council with €810,000 drawn down.

These three bodies all claimed funding under the ‘cooperation’ heading.