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 2013	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€716,229
31 Mar 2013	DELL COMPUTER	COMP. EQUIPMENT NEW (VALUE OF NEW COMP. EQ.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€44,822
31 Mar 2013	DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.	STATE/OFFICIAL ENTERTAINMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€24,210
31 Mar 2013	DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.	MISCELLANEOUS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€30,470
31 Mar 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€31,128
31 Mar 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€31,128
31 Mar 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€31,128
31 Mar 2013	EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€150,337
31 Mar 2013	IDA IRELAND	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€22,068
31 Mar 2013	INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€43,067
31 Mar 2013	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€33,784
31 Mar 2013	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€29,561
31 Mar 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€21,660
31 Mar 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€33,979
31 Mar 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€27,219
31 Mar 2013	KNIGHTS CATERING	OTHER/DIVISIONAL ENTERTAINMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€20,507
31 Mar 2013	MURRAYS CHAUFFEUR DRIVE	CAR HIRE	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€125,102
31 Mar 2013	MURRAYS CHAUFFEUR DRIVE	CAR HIRE	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€37,569
31 Mar 2013	OPW KILKENNY	RENTED PREMISES - MAJOR MAINTENANCE ONLY	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€65,943
31 Mar 2013	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€35,099
31 Mar 2013	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€31,257
31 Mar 2013	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€31,257
31 Mar 2013	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€31,257
31 Mar 2013	TELSTRA EUROPE LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€84,793
31 Mar 2013	TELSTRA EUROPE LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€42,396
31 Mar 2013	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€44,280
31 Mar 2013	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€44,280
31 Mar 2013	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2013	€44,280
31 Mar 2014	02 COMMUNICATIONS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€46,228
31 Mar 2014	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€53,821
31 Mar 2014	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€55,721
31 Mar 2014	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€23,188
31 Mar 2014	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€91,750
31 Mar 2014	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€37,670
31 Mar 2014	B T IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€104,580
31 Mar 2014	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€169,675
31 Mar 2014	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€169,675
31 Mar 2014	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€169,675
31 Mar 2014	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€23,701
31 Mar 2014	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€36,482
31 Mar 2014	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€23,701
31 Mar 2014	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€36,482
31 Mar 2014	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€36,482
31 Mar 2014	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€23,701
31 Mar 2014	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€21,832
31 Mar 2014	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€1,114,060
31 Mar 2014	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€235,980
31 Mar 2014	DELL COMPUTER	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€26,656
31 Mar 2014	DELL COMPUTER	COMP. EQUIPMENT NEW (VALUE OF NEW COMP. EQ.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€20,031
31 Mar 2014	DHL INTERNATIONAL	DIPLOMATIC MAIL	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€21,562

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

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