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 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€54,934
30 Jun 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€203,213
30 Jun 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€20,892
30 Jun 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€52,886
30 Jun 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€121,974
30 Jun 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€54,678
30 Jun 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€121,974
30 Jun 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€48,568
30 Jun 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€39,079
30 Jun 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€49,694
30 Jun 2020	CAPITA IB SOLUTIONS (IRELAND) LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€24,050
30 Jun 2020	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€588,864
30 Jun 2020	CODEC-DSS	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€23,672
30 Jun 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€28,303
30 Jun 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€21,276
30 Jun 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€21,276
30 Jun 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€22,025
30 Jun 2020	CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€47,786
30 Jun 2020	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€34,783
30 Jun 2020	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€34,783
30 Jun 2020	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€74,099
30 Jun 2020	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€674,394
30 Jun 2020	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€622,518
30 Jun 2020	ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€20,712
30 Jun 2020	FARRELL BROTHERS (ARDEE) LTD	HOUSEHOLD ITEMS LESS THAN 5,000 EUR	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€22,671
30 Jun 2020	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€35,803
30 Jun 2020	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€35,857
30 Jun 2020	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€65,795
30 Jun 2020	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€65,795
30 Jun 2020	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€56,201
30 Jun 2020	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€70,971
30 Jun 2020	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€43,142
30 Jun 2020	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€44,895
30 Jun 2020	KOSI CORPORATION LTD	PROVISION OF AUDIT SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€28,125
30 Jun 2020	ORACLE EMEA LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€65,500
30 Jun 2020	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€22,085
30 Jun 2020	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€34,643
30 Jun 2020	PUCA TECHNOLOGIES LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€24,649
30 Jun 2020	SOS INTERNATIONAL	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€42,869
30 Jun 2020	SOS INTERNATIONAL	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€32,149
30 Jun 2020	THREE	TELECOMMUNICATIONS (MOBILE) COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€20,058
30 Jun 2020	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€41,812
30 Jun 2020	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€41,812
30 Jun 2020	VODAFONE IRELAND LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€41,812
30 Jun 2020	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€44,882
30 Jun 2020	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€44,882
30 Jun 2020	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€44,882
30 Jun 2020	WORLDREACH SOFTWARE CORPORATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€23,282
30 Jun 2020	WS ATKINS IRELAND LTD	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€42,295
30 Jun 2020	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€47,425

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

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