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 2026	CODEC-DSS	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€137,883
31 Mar 2026	CODEC-DSS	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€70,848
31 Mar 2026	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€23,338
31 Mar 2026	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€72,834
31 Mar 2026	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€72,834
31 Mar 2026	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€72,834
31 Mar 2026	CONSCIA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED T/A CONSCIA IRELAND	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€77,859
31 Mar 2026	CONSCIA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED T/A CONSCIA IRELAND	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€91,013
31 Mar 2026	CONSCIA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED T/A CONSCIA IRELAND	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€73,800
31 Mar 2026	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€31,894
31 Mar 2026	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€31,894
31 Mar 2026	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€31,894
31 Mar 2026	ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€29,991
31 Mar 2026	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€29,688
31 Mar 2026	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€73,327
31 Mar 2026	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€66,292
31 Mar 2026	ENTRUST LIMITED	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€58,350
31 Mar 2026	FONUA LTD	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€69,976
31 Mar 2026	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€52,571
31 Mar 2026	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€52,571
31 Mar 2026	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€48,230
31 Mar 2026	IB SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS IRELAND LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€32,739
31 Mar 2026	IB SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS IRELAND LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€31,419
31 Mar 2026	INSTITUTEOFPUBLICADMINISTRATION	COURSE FEES - OTHER / REFUND OF FEES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€50,000
31 Mar 2026	INSTITUTEOFPUBLICADMINISTRATION	TRAINER FEES & TRAINING MATERIALS & EQUIP	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€44,800
31 Mar 2026	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€42,499
31 Mar 2026	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€159,112
31 Mar 2026	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€242,407
31 Mar 2026	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€687,551
31 Mar 2026	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	OFFICE EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€23,465
31 Mar 2026	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€80,112
31 Mar 2026	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€80,112
31 Mar 2026	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€83,659
31 Mar 2026	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€95,626
31 Mar 2026	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€89,458
31 Mar 2026	MAGNET NETWORKS LTD (TRADING AS MAGNET PLUS)	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€20,776
31 Mar 2026	MAGNET NETWORKS LTD (TRADING AS MAGNET PLUS)	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€21,066
31 Mar 2026	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€22,462
31 Mar 2026	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€22,186
31 Mar 2026	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€20,237
31 Mar 2026	PFH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€44,346
31 Mar 2026	RAS EXPRESS FREIGHT LTD	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€20,755
31 Mar 2026	RECAST SOFTWARE, INC.	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€28,998
31 Mar 2026	SECUNET INTERNATIONAL GMBH & CO. KG	OFFICE EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€30,978
31 Mar 2026	SMURFIT WESTROCK SECURITY CONCEPTS LTD	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€38,524
31 Mar 2026	THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€55,214
31 Mar 2026	TOTAL ICT SERVICES LIMITED	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€21,771
31 Mar 2026	VIATEL INNOVATION LIMITED (PREVIOUSLY ACTION POINT	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€38,745
31 Mar 2026	VIATEL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€75,717
31 Mar 2026	VIATEL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€81,880

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