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

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58% transparent

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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.5/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€40,951
31 Mar 2024	CCS MEDIA IRELAND	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€31,805
31 Mar 2024	CCS MEDIA IRELAND	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€61,424
31 Mar 2024	CCS MEDIA IRELAND	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€64,432
31 Mar 2024	CODEC-DSS	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€74,566
31 Mar 2024	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€37,283
31 Mar 2024	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€69,476
31 Mar 2024	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€69,476
31 Mar 2024	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€69,476
31 Mar 2024	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€69,476
31 Mar 2024	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€32,816
31 Mar 2024	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€32,816
31 Mar 2024	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€32,816
31 Mar 2024	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€36,801
31 Mar 2024	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€29,718
31 Mar 2024	ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€29,373
31 Mar 2024	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€26,336
31 Mar 2024	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€62,883
31 Mar 2024	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€57,786
31 Mar 2024	ENERGIA	ELECTRICITY & OTHER ENERGY COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€20,192
31 Mar 2024	ENTRUST LIMITED	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€79,363
31 Mar 2024	FITTING IMAGE AV SALES LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€176,228
31 Mar 2024	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€59,323
31 Mar 2024	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€59,323
31 Mar 2024	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€59,323
31 Mar 2024	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€59,323
31 Mar 2024	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€82,846
31 Mar 2024	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€31,353
31 Mar 2024	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€76,297
31 Mar 2024	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€76,297
31 Mar 2024	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€70,958
31 Mar 2024	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€76,297
31 Mar 2024	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€90,490
31 Mar 2024	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€61,723
31 Mar 2024	PFH TECHNOLOGY	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€44,453
31 Mar 2024	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€27,368
31 Mar 2024	SCOTT TALLON WALKER LIMITED	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€37,531
31 Mar 2024	VERO COFFEE COMPANY	INCL CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€31,385
31 Mar 2024	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€58,462
31 Mar 2024	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€85,977
31 Mar 2024	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€85,977
31 Mar 2024	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€79,983
31 Mar 2024	T/A GAINA	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€24,600
31 Mar 2024	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€81,682
31 Mar 2024	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2024	€85,688
31 Mar 2025	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€102,029
31 Mar 2025	AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€61,517
31 Mar 2025	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€526,859
31 Mar 2025	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€550,351
31 Mar 2025	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€314,320

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