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 2018	CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION	LICENCES ICT	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€40,430
30 Jun 2018	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€25,461
30 Jun 2018	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€50,079
30 Jun 2018	ECA INTERNATIONAL	MEMBERSHIP FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€43,238
30 Jun 2018	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€43,508
30 Jun 2018	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€43,508
30 Jun 2018	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€38,744
30 Jun 2018	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€44,462
30 Jun 2018	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€51,746
30 Jun 2018	MENTORING CONNECTION	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€23,677
30 Jun 2018	OTTO KUNNECKE GmbH	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€245,078
30 Jun 2018	OTTO KUNNECKE GmbH	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€245,078
30 Jun 2018	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€24,797
30 Jun 2018	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	LICENCES ICT	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€26,679
30 Jun 2018	SHANE HOLLAND DESIGN WORKSHOPS LTD	FITTINGS FOR MISSIONS ABROAD	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€24,600
30 Jun 2018	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€44,882
30 Jun 2018	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€44,882
30 Jun 2018	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€44,882
30 Jun 2018	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€36,253
30 Jun 2018	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€36,253
30 Jun 2018	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€36,253
30 Jun 2018	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€36,689
30 Jun 2018	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€39,704
30 Jun 2018	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2018	€33,813
30 Jun 2019	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€20,713
30 Jun 2019	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€22,504
30 Jun 2019	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€22,504
30 Jun 2019	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€22,504
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€88,838
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€135,075
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€113,700
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€168,732
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€119,598
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€62,024
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€121,450
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€256,031
30 Jun 2019	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€48,533
30 Jun 2019	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€133,859
30 Jun 2019	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€57,846
30 Jun 2019	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€152,413
30 Jun 2019	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€33,695
30 Jun 2019	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€43,369
30 Jun 2019	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€47,841
30 Jun 2019	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€109,417
30 Jun 2019	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€134,171
30 Jun 2019	AYLESBURY SCIENTIFIC	RENTED PREMISES - MAJOR MAINTENANCE ONLY	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€40,660
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€124,390
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€26,636
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€126,019
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€22,422

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

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