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 2025	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€338,843
31 Mar 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€154,102
31 Mar 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€24,289
31 Mar 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€133,009
31 Mar 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€22,931
31 Mar 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€53,255
31 Mar 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€23,186
31 Mar 2025	ARPIN INTERNATIONAL IRELAND	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€40,442
31 Mar 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€22,618
31 Mar 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€103,997
31 Mar 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€81,831
31 Mar 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€131,297
31 Mar 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€129,322
31 Mar 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€131,933
31 Mar 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€57,612
31 Mar 2025	BT IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€21,191
31 Mar 2025	BT IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€22,554
31 Mar 2025	BT IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€21,106
31 Mar 2025	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€104,464
31 Mar 2025	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€1,413,861
31 Mar 2025	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€129,766
31 Mar 2025	CODEC-DSS	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€23,667
31 Mar 2025	CODEC-DSS	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€23,667
31 Mar 2025	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€32,042
31 Mar 2025	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€70,607
31 Mar 2025	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€70,607
31 Mar 2025	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€70,607
31 Mar 2025	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€34,795
31 Mar 2025	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€34,795
31 Mar 2025	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€34,795
31 Mar 2025	DETAIL FURNITURE LTD	FURNITURE & FITTINGS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€32,441
31 Mar 2025	ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€31,135
31 Mar 2025	EDGETIER	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€60,885
31 Mar 2025	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€26,501
31 Mar 2025	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€64,039
31 Mar 2025	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€58,467
31 Mar 2025	FARRELL BROTHERS (ARDEE) LTD	FURNITURE & FITTINGS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€23,621
31 Mar 2025	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€355,937
31 Mar 2025	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€59,323
31 Mar 2025	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€133,050
31 Mar 2025	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€121,849
31 Mar 2025	INTERNATIONAL SOS SERVICES (INDIA)	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€31,555
31 Mar 2025	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€80,112
31 Mar 2025	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€80,112
31 Mar 2025	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€76,297
31 Mar 2025	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€76,106
31 Mar 2025	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€79,237
31 Mar 2025	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€20,975
31 Mar 2025	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€20,581
31 Mar 2025	PFH TECHNOLOGY	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€52,382

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