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

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.5/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Mar 2026	VIATEL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€71,249
31 Mar 2026	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€83,318
31 Mar 2026	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€81,357
31 Mar 2026	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€83,318
31 Mar 2026	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€80,585
31 Mar 2026	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€122,102
31 Mar 2026	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€129,007
31 Mar 2026	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2026	€105,319
30 Jun 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€45,824
30 Jun 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€133,610
30 Jun 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€121,390
30 Jun 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€46,710
30 Jun 2012	B T IRELAND	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€74,930
30 Jun 2012	B T IRELAND	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€73,217
30 Jun 2012	B T IRELAND	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€40,281
30 Jun 2012	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€174,813
30 Jun 2012	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€174,813
30 Jun 2012	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€174,813
30 Jun 2012	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€89,641
30 Jun 2012	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€50,928
30 Jun 2012	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€47,854
30 Jun 2012	D.C.KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€30,136
30 Jun 2012	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€25,824
30 Jun 2012	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€349,369
30 Jun 2012	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€323,490
30 Jun 2012	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€168,215
30 Jun 2012	DELL COMPUTER	COMP. EQUIPMENT NEW (VALUE OF NEW COMP. EQ.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€30,959
30 Jun 2012	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€31,128
30 Jun 2012	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€31,128
30 Jun 2012	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€31,128
30 Jun 2012	EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€136,627
30 Jun 2012	EIRCOMPRIVATEACC	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€105,986
30 Jun 2012	EIRCOMPRIVATEACC	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€40,524
30 Jun 2012	FARRELL BROTHERS (ARDEE) LTD	FURNITURE REMOVALS COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€31,348
30 Jun 2012	FEDEX	DIPLOMATIC MAIL	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€20,006
30 Jun 2012	FUJITSU IRELAND	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€28,962
30 Jun 2012	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMP. SOFTWARE NEW (VALUE OF NEW COMP. SOFTWARE)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€48,148
30 Jun 2012	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€34,491
30 Jun 2012	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€23,220
30 Jun 2012	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€27,306
30 Jun 2012	OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS	OPW MAINTENANCE	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€250,000
30 Jun 2012	ORACLE EMEA LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€70,388
30 Jun 2012	ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY	CONFERENCE & SEMINAR FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€218,176
30 Jun 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€31,257
30 Jun 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€31,257
30 Jun 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€43,869
30 Jun 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€3,380,299
30 Jun 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2012	€31,257
30 Jun 2013	02 COMMUNICATIONS	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€28,125
30 Jun 2013	AINE KNITWEAR	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING (INC. PHOTOS)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€64,058

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