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	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€35,896
31 Mar 2025	SOS INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE UK LTD	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€59,842
31 Mar 2025	SOS INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE UK LTD	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€45,143
31 Mar 2025	STORM TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€32,901
31 Mar 2025	STORM TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€35,704
31 Mar 2025	STORM TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€30,243
31 Mar 2025	STORM TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€20,162
31 Mar 2025	THREE	TELECOMMUNICATIONS (MOBILE) COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€28,674
31 Mar 2025	(PREVIOUSLY ACTION POINT)	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€42,066
31 Mar 2025	(PREVIOUSLY ACTION POINT)	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€119,310
31 Mar 2025	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€86,469
31 Mar 2025	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€62,326
31 Mar 2025	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€100,543
31 Mar 2025	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€85,977
31 Mar 2025	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€85,277
31 Mar 2025	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€40,222
31 Mar 2025	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€30,286
31 Mar 2025	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€86,708
31 Mar 2025	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€104,590
31 Mar 2025	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2025	€90,143
31 Mar 2026	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€44,219
31 Mar 2026	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€37,970
31 Mar 2026	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€38,462
31 Mar 2026	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€34,649
31 Mar 2026	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€102,029
31 Mar 2026	AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€92,569
31 Mar 2026	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€322,311
31 Mar 2026	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€542,763
31 Mar 2026	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€531,746
31 Mar 2026	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€44,779
31 Mar 2026	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€111,684
31 Mar 2026	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€105,397
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€30,258
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€157,632
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€25,031
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€64,575
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€125,989
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€205,901
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€128,520
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€57,612
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€144,871
31 Mar 2026	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€138,529
31 Mar 2026	BLUE CROSS TRAVEL SECTION B V	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€62,057
31 Mar 2026	BLUE CROSS TRAVEL SECTION B V	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€46,813
31 Mar 2026	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€25,133
31 Mar 2026	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€149,275
31 Mar 2026	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€34,333
31 Mar 2026	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€74,316
31 Mar 2026	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€30,160
31 Mar 2026	CODEC-DSS	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€25,678

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

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