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
30 Jun 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€119,188
30 Jun 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€47,019
30 Jun 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€130,591
30 Jun 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€50,910
30 Jun 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€63,158
30 Jun 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€184,687
30 Jun 2013	B T IRELAND	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€82,102
30 Jun 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€169,675
30 Jun 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€169,675
30 Jun 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€169,675
30 Jun 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€169,675
30 Jun 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€169,675
30 Jun 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€169,675
30 Jun 2013	CODEX OFFICE PRODUCTS	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING (INC. PHOTOS)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€48,431
30 Jun 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€21,689
30 Jun 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€29,568
30 Jun 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€39,343
30 Jun 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€43,069
30 Jun 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€33,290
30 Jun 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€24,616
30 Jun 2013	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€25,664
30 Jun 2013	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€319,032
30 Jun 2013	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€516,324
30 Jun 2013	DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY PLC.	OTHER TRAVEL EXPENSES	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€23,030
30 Jun 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€31,128
30 Jun 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€31,128
30 Jun 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€31,128
30 Jun 2013	EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€150,337
30 Jun 2013	EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT	TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LANDLINE ) COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€38,492
30 Jun 2013	EUROPEAN COMMISSION	INTREPRETATION SERVICES EU PRESIDENCY	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€111,320
30 Jun 2013	EUROPEAN COMMISSION	INTREPRETATION SERVICES EU PRESIDENCY	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€67,760
30 Jun 2013	EUROPEAN COMMISSION	INTREPRETATION SERVICES EU PRESIDENCY	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€22,000
30 Jun 2013	EUROPEAN COMMISSION	INTREPRETATION SERVICES EU PRESIDENCY	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€98,498
30 Jun 2013	FEDEX	DIPLOMATIC MAIL	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€20,159
30 Jun 2013	FITZERS CATERING	OTHER/DIVISIONAL ENTERTAINMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€28,930
30 Jun 2013	FITZERS CATERING	OTHER/DIVISIONAL ENTERTAINMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€20,721
30 Jun 2013	FITZERS CATERING	OTHER/DIVISIONAL ENTERTAINMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€21,560
30 Jun 2013	FITZERS CATERING	OTHER/DIVISIONAL ENTERTAINMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€21,715
30 Jun 2013	FITZERS CATERING	OTHER/DIVISIONAL ENTERTAINMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€20,855
30 Jun 2013	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€30,713
30 Jun 2013	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€32,248
30 Jun 2013	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€33,784
30 Jun 2013	JBS LTD	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING (INC. PHOTOS)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€32,810
30 Jun 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€26,759
30 Jun 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€26,778
30 Jun 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€25,529
30 Jun 2013	KNIGHTS CATERING	OTHER/DIVISIONAL ENTERTAINMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€37,118
30 Jun 2013	ORACLE EMEA LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€70,388
30 Jun 2013	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€45,203
30 Jun 2013	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2013	€92,213

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

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