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
31 Mar 2014	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€31,128
31 Mar 2014	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€31,128
31 Mar 2014	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€31,128
31 Mar 2014	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP (VALUE OF NEW COMMS. EQUIP.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€56,368
31 Mar 2014	EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€150,337
31 Mar 2014	INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€32,868
31 Mar 2014	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€33,784
31 Mar 2014	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€30,713
31 Mar 2014	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€23,585
31 Mar 2014	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€33,007
31 Mar 2014	MICROMAIL	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€153,027
31 Mar 2014	MICROMAIL	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€506,571
31 Mar 2014	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€101,696
31 Mar 2014	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€88,984
31 Mar 2014	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€63,560
31 Mar 2014	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€39,975
31 Mar 2014	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€39,975
31 Mar 2014	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2014	€39,975
31 Mar 2015	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING (INC. PHOTOS)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€34,100
31 Mar 2015	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€56,373
31 Mar 2015	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€23,586
31 Mar 2015	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€63,230
31 Mar 2015	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€112,117
31 Mar 2015	ASYSTEC LTD	IsuPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (1T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€30,891
31 Mar 2015	BT IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€24,031
31 Mar 2015	BT IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€22,251
31 Mar 2015	BT IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€56,014
31 Mar 2015	BEARING POINT	ISUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (1T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€64,994
31 Mar 2015	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (1.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€140,376
31 Mar 2015	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (1T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€154,403
31 Mar 2015	BEARING POINT	ISUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (1.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€97,617
31 Mar 2015	BEARING POINT	ISUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (1T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€74,050
31 Mar 2015	BEARING POINT	ISUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (1T,)	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€117,044
31 Mar 2015	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€24,655
31 Mar 2015	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€36,482
31 Mar 2015	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€24,655
31 Mar 2015	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€36,482
31 Mar 2015	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€24,655
31 Mar 2015	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€36,481
31 Mar 2015	SERVICES LTD	IsuPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (1T.) CCORE FINANCIAL	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€32,699
31 Mar 2015	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€35,500
31 Mar 2015	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€22,884
31 Mar 2015	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€35,500
31 Mar 2015	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€22,884
31 Mar 2015	RUE SMURFIT	lpassporT BOOKLETS ELA	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€348,246
31 Mar 2015	RUE SMURFIT	lpasspoRT BOOKLETS DELA	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€235,980
31 Mar 2015	ELA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€36,679
31 Mar 2015	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€61,634
31 Mar 2015	RUE SMURFIT	lPassPORT BOOKLETS DE LA	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€57,068
31 Mar 2015	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2015	€304,410

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

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