Department of Foreign Affairs

Also known as DFA and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is a Department of State of the Government of Ireland. It supports the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs and provides the permanent civil service capacity for policy, legislation and administration in that portfolio.

Departments of State are organised under the Constitution of Ireland and the Ministers and Secretaries Acts 1924 to 2020, which govern the appointment of Ministers of the Government and the allocation of functions between departments. Names and functions of individual departments change over time by transfer-of-functions orders; the title recorded here is the name used on Public Purse for this FOI body.

4754 spending records on file.

Transparency Score

2.9/5

58% transparent

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.5/1

Supplier number 0.5/1

Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2021	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€31,610
31 Mar 2021	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€36,638
31 Mar 2021	CDW LIMITED	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€29,422
31 Mar 2021	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€32,867
31 Mar 2021	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€109,130
31 Mar 2021	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€573,001
31 Mar 2021	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€56,531
31 Mar 2021	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€55,611
31 Mar 2021	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€53,469
31 Mar 2021	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€22,026
31 Mar 2021	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€20,572
31 Mar 2021	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€22,553
31 Mar 2021	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€34,217
31 Mar 2021	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€34,783
31 Mar 2021	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€34,217
31 Mar 2021	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€160,597
31 Mar 2021	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€241,834
31 Mar 2021	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€42,925
31 Mar 2021	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€57,630
31 Mar 2021	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€23,232
31 Mar 2021	DIGITAL IMAGING SERVICES	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€26,636
31 Mar 2021	ICT SERVICES	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€20,851
31 Mar 2021	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€33,407
31 Mar 2021	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€60,006
31 Mar 2021	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€60,006
31 Mar 2021	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€61,838
31 Mar 2021	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€65,183
31 Mar 2021	OVE ARUP & PARTNERS	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€106,480
31 Mar 2021	SOFTWORKS COMPUTING Ltd	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€36,060
31 Mar 2021	SOS INTERNATIONAL	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€32,198
31 Mar 2021	SOS INTERNATIONAL	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€43,185
31 Mar 2021	THREE	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€22,020
31 Mar 2021	THREE	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€26,971
31 Mar 2021	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€52,703
31 Mar 2021	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€58,550
31 Mar 2021	WILLIS TOWERS WATSON INSURANCES	INSURANCE POLICY/PREMIUM	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€57,500
31 Mar 2021	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€52,524
31 Mar 2021	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2021	€52,097
31 Mar 2022	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€32,590
31 Mar 2022	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€32,590
31 Mar 2022	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€36,835
31 Mar 2022	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€110,700
31 Mar 2022	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€37,284
31 Mar 2022	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€36,779
31 Mar 2022	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€30,266
31 Mar 2022	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€344,925
31 Mar 2022	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€460,981
31 Mar 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€44,935
31 Mar 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€21,969
31 Mar 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2022	€150,873

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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