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 2015	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€31,480
30 Jun 2015	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€30,713
30 Jun 2015	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€30,713
30 Jun 2015	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€25,350
30 Jun 2015	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€26,451
30 Jun 2015	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€28,880
30 Jun 2015	OPW HEADQUARTERS TRIM	RENTED PREMISES - MAJOR MAINTENANCE ONLY	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€29,650
30 Jun 2015	DC KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€122,545
30 Jun 2015	DC KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€110,290
30 Jun 2015	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€44,280
30 Jun 2015	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€44,280
30 Jun 2015	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€44,280
30 Jun 2015	WIGWAM EVENTS	OTHER REPAIRS & MINOR MAINTENANCE-INCL CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2015	€22,425
30 Jun 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€54,845
30 Jun 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€164,082
30 Jun 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€59,388
30 Jun 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€135,025
30 Jun 2016	B T IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€75,042
30 Jun 2016	B T IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€47,820
30 Jun 2016	B T IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LANDLINE ) COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€38,342
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€78,101
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€100,282
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€122,957
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€99,206
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€122,957
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€100,282
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€78,101
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€92,012
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€93,911
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€36,904
30 Jun 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€43,655
30 Jun 2016	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€34,672
30 Jun 2016	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€32,029
30 Jun 2016	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€37,842
30 Jun 2016	CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€28,044
30 Jun 2016	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€166,518
30 Jun 2016	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€355,972
30 Jun 2016	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€44,070
30 Jun 2016	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€508,531
30 Jun 2016	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€508,531
30 Jun 2016	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€20,260
30 Jun 2016	DILETTA MASCHINENTECHNIK	OFFICE EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€38,554
30 Jun 2016	ECA INTERNATIONAL	MEMBERSHIP FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€41,448
30 Jun 2016	EIRCOM BUSINESS	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€28,113
30 Jun 2016	EIRCOM BUSINESS	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€28,353
30 Jun 2016	FRANK GLENNON LTD	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS (INSURANCE)	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€70,000
30 Jun 2016	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€43,508
30 Jun 2016	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€43,508
30 Jun 2016	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€31,415
30 Jun 2016	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2016	€33,804

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

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