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 2019	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€56,500
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€127,704
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€129,142
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€144,931
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€28,190
30 Jun 2019	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€55,484
30 Jun 2019	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€23,419
30 Jun 2019	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€39,040
30 Jun 2019	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€30,936
30 Jun 2019	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€22,269
30 Jun 2019	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€27,262
30 Jun 2019	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€22,269
30 Jun 2019	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€22,269
30 Jun 2019	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€27,262
30 Jun 2019	COMM100 NETWORK CORPORATION	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€30,689
30 Jun 2019	CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€44,280
30 Jun 2019	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€23,423
30 Jun 2019	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€28,656
30 Jun 2019	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€49,845
30 Jun 2019	ICT SERVICES	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€61,424
30 Jun 2019	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	COURSE FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€30,800
30 Jun 2019	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€25,899
30 Jun 2019	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€48,815
30 Jun 2019	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€49,860
30 Jun 2019	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€52,628
30 Jun 2019	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€48,357
30 Jun 2019	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€39,715
30 Jun 2019	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€42,086
30 Jun 2019	ORACLE EMEA LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€84,863
30 Jun 2019	OTTO KUNNECKE GmbH	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€192,249
30 Jun 2019	OTTO KUNNECKE GmbH	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€80,319
30 Jun 2019	OTTO KUNNECKE GmbH	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€49,016
30 Jun 2019	PHD MEDIA (IRELAND) LTD	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€23,574
30 Jun 2019	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	OFFICE EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€32,460
30 Jun 2019	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€21,697
30 Jun 2019	DC KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€111,438
30 Jun 2019	DC KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€46,494
30 Jun 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€81,135
30 Jun 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€44,882
30 Jun 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€44,882
30 Jun 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€44,882
30 Jun 2019	WORLDREACH SOFTWARE CORPORATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€34,071
30 Jun 2019	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€39,211
30 Jun 2019	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€37,584
30 Jun 2019	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€35,898
30 Jun 2019	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LTD	PHQSDATAS	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€26,070
30 Jun 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PHQSVODAFONE	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€36,253
30 Jun 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PHQSVODAFONE	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€36,253
30 Jun 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PHQSVODAFONE	Purchase Order	Q2 2019	€36,253
30 Jun 2020	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€215,990

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

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