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

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58% transparent

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.5/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Jun 2022	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€300,041
30 Jun 2022	DELL COMPUTER	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€33,370
30 Jun 2022	DELL COMPUTER	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€33,370
30 Jun 2022	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€21,769
30 Jun 2022	EIR	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€20,051
30 Jun 2022	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€53,509
30 Jun 2022	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€51,067
30 Jun 2022	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€45,423
30 Jun 2022	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€55,639
30 Jun 2022	ERGO SERVICES LTD.	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€48,728
30 Jun 2022	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	EDUCATION / TRAINING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€52,500
30 Jun 2022	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€427,444
30 Jun 2022	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€67,343
30 Jun 2022	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€62,401
30 Jun 2022	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€67,343
30 Jun 2022	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€60,098
30 Jun 2022	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€48,634
30 Jun 2022	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€61,371
30 Jun 2022	MALACHY WALSH AND CO LTD	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€27,343
30 Jun 2022	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€21,193
30 Jun 2022	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€20,897
30 Jun 2022	MERCEDES	VEHICLES (GROSS VALUE OF NEW VEHICLE)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€36,858
30 Jun 2022	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€138,740
30 Jun 2022	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€75,645
30 Jun 2022	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€60,270
30 Jun 2022	STRAND ARCHITECTS LTD	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€36,900
30 Jun 2022	THREE	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€23,874
30 Jun 2022	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€70,547
30 Jun 2022	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€92,083
30 Jun 2022	VODAFONECIRCU	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€87,896
30 Jun 2022	WINDSOR MOTORS	VEHICLE COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€42,481
30 Jun 2022	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€61,633
30 Jun 2022	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€57,211
30 Jun 2022	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2022	€60,187
30 Jun 2023	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€82,575
30 Jun 2023	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€79,950
30 Jun 2023	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€102,877
30 Jun 2023	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€28,290
30 Jun 2023	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€55,955
30 Jun 2023	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HR)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€51,299
30 Jun 2023	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€64,718
30 Jun 2023	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€32,326
30 Jun 2023	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€25,369
30 Jun 2023	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€20,304
30 Jun 2023	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€61,153
30 Jun 2023	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€51,205
30 Jun 2023	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€48,714
30 Jun 2023	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€602,840
30 Jun 2023	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€566,767
30 Jun 2023	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€44,628

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