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	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2020	€54,892
30 Jun 2021	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€21,371
30 Jun 2021	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€21,318
30 Jun 2021	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€32,256
30 Jun 2021	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€32,500
30 Jun 2021	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€20,480
30 Jun 2021	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€23,515
30 Jun 2021	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€21,831
30 Jun 2021	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€36,245
30 Jun 2021	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€34,772
30 Jun 2021	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€66,124
30 Jun 2021	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€124,347
30 Jun 2021	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€20,593
30 Jun 2021	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€358,725
30 Jun 2021	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€121,974
30 Jun 2021	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€121,974
30 Jun 2021	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (IT)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€43,792
30 Jun 2021	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (IT)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€35,475
30 Jun 2021	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (IT)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€48,078
30 Jun 2021	CAPITA IB SOLUTIONS (IRELAND) LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€25,664
30 Jun 2021	CAVEO INFORMATION SYSTEMS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€52,658
30 Jun 2021	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€56,531
30 Jun 2021	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€56,531
30 Jun 2021	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€84,580
30 Jun 2021	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€32,207
30 Jun 2021	CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€47,786
30 Jun 2021	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€34,783
30 Jun 2021	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€34,783
30 Jun 2021	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€34,783
30 Jun 2021	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€150,404
30 Jun 2021	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€447,892
30 Jun 2021	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€278,472
30 Jun 2021	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€230,345
30 Jun 2021	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€26,138
30 Jun 2021	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€26,138
30 Jun 2021	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€109,102
30 Jun 2021	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€57,436
30 Jun 2021	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€20,949
30 Jun 2021	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€60,998
30 Jun 2021	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€60,998
30 Jun 2021	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€60,998
30 Jun 2021	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€54,999
30 Jun 2021	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€58,197
30 Jun 2021	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€70,596
30 Jun 2021	MICROMAIL	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€29,766
30 Jun 2021	OTTO KUNNECKE GmbH	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€80,319
30 Jun 2021	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€66,051
30 Jun 2021	PUCA TECHNOLOGIES LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€26,863
30 Jun 2021	SCHWEPPE CURTIS NUNN LTD	PUBLICATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€27,675
30 Jun 2021	SECUNET INTERNATIONAL GMBH & CO. KG	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€250,741

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

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