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 2021	SURESKILLS	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€23,708
30 Jun 2021	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€45,708
30 Jun 2021	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€44,245
30 Jun 2021	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€25,903
30 Jun 2021	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€49,437
30 Jun 2021	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€55,523
30 Jun 2021	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€61,978
30 Jun 2021	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2021	€42,577
30 Jun 2022	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€22,140
30 Jun 2022	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€45,577
30 Jun 2022	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€49,707
30 Jun 2022	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€50,841
30 Jun 2022	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€47,845
30 Jun 2022	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€52,361
30 Jun 2022	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€30,074
30 Jun 2022	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€36,586
30 Jun 2022	ADVENTURE PUBLISHING LTD	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€32,362
30 Jun 2022	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€681,165
30 Jun 2022	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€619,618
30 Jun 2022	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€688,653
30 Jun 2022	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€599,160
30 Jun 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€37,636
30 Jun 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€33,937
30 Jun 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€255,944
30 Jun 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€45,731
30 Jun 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€193,530
30 Jun 2022	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€189,538
30 Jun 2022	B T IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€23,693
30 Jun 2022	B T IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€49,438
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€166,777
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€72,849
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€84,046
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€87,002
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€31,790
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€121,974
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€54,678
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€28,878
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€121,974
30 Jun 2022	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€121,974
30 Jun 2022	BRAMBLES DELICATESSEN CAFES	CATERING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€36,024
30 Jun 2022	CAPITA IB SOLUTIONS (IRELAND) LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€26,947
30 Jun 2022	CCS MEDIA IRELAND	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€63,303
30 Jun 2022	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€118,332
30 Jun 2022	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€578,863
30 Jun 2022	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€31,165
30 Jun 2022	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€69,476
30 Jun 2022	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€24,912
30 Jun 2022	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€24,912
30 Jun 2022	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€135,300
30 Jun 2022	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€268,219

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

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