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 2023	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€658,122
30 Jun 2023	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€32,404
30 Jun 2023	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€173,798
30 Jun 2023	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€181,962
30 Jun 2023	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€47,317
30 Jun 2023	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€192,428
30 Jun 2023	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€181,403
30 Jun 2023	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€64,448
30 Jun 2023	B T IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€28,048
30 Jun 2023	B T IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€23,409
30 Jun 2023	B T IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€27,191
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€22,341
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€104,326
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€29,219
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€39,713
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€25,938
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€74,753
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€28,348
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€74,067
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€53,874
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€25,470
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€22,156
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€92,542
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€56,683
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€125,705
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€125,705
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€27,644
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€125,705
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€125,705
30 Jun 2023	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€56,683
30 Jun 2023	CAPITA IB SOLUTIONS (IRELAND) LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€29,022
30 Jun 2023	COCO CONTENT LIMITED	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€394,000
30 Jun 2023	CODEC-DSS	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€149,131
30 Jun 2023	CODEC-DSS	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€149,131
30 Jun 2023	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€68,826
30 Jun 2023	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€68,826
30 Jun 2023	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€68,826
30 Jun 2023	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€32,816
30 Jun 2023	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€32,816
30 Jun 2023	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€32,816
30 Jun 2023	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€245,831
30 Jun 2023	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€161,540
30 Jun 2023	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€54,717
30 Jun 2023	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€38,222
30 Jun 2023	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€33,579
30 Jun 2023	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€58,592
30 Jun 2023	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€58,592
30 Jun 2023	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€58,592
30 Jun 2023	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€58,592
30 Jun 2023	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2023	€58,592

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