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 2024	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€183,481
30 Jun 2024	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€42,182
30 Jun 2024	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€22,312
30 Jun 2024	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€180,366
30 Jun 2024	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€195,698
30 Jun 2024	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€32,038
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€707,804
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€24,124
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€22,853
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€22,924
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€142,485
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€133,827
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€154,104
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€57,612
30 Jun 2024	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€82,358
30 Jun 2024	BT IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€25,272
30 Jun 2024	BT IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€25,558
30 Jun 2024	BT IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€28,345
30 Jun 2024	CCS MEDIA IRELAND	OFFICE EQUIPMENT CONSUMABLES & MAINTENANCE	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€61,525
30 Jun 2024	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€1,434,335
30 Jun 2024	CODEC-DSS	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€37,284
30 Jun 2024	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€20,147
30 Jun 2024	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€69,476
30 Jun 2024	CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€23,370
30 Jun 2024	CW SYSTEMS INTEGRATION	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€46,878
30 Jun 2024	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€32,816
30 Jun 2024	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€32,816
30 Jun 2024	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€32,816
30 Jun 2024	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€33,579
30 Jun 2024	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€47,620
30 Jun 2024	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€33,656
30 Jun 2024	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	BOOKS	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€133,188
30 Jun 2024	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€245,831
30 Jun 2024	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€161,540
30 Jun 2024	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€60,936
30 Jun 2024	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€54,862
30 Jun 2024	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€54,725
30 Jun 2024	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€49,227
30 Jun 2024	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€59,323
30 Jun 2024	IAI INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS B.V.	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€59,323
30 Jun 2024	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€76,297
30 Jun 2024	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€76,297
30 Jun 2024	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€76,297
30 Jun 2024	JEREMY GARDNER ASSOCIATES	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€25,215
30 Jun 2024	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€62,643
30 Jun 2024	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€83,861
30 Jun 2024	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€61,126
30 Jun 2024	JONES BUSINESS SYSTEMS	PREMISES CONSUMABLES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€133,504
30 Jun 2024	OMYA UK LTD	OFFICE EQUIPMENT CONSUMABLES & MAINTENANCE	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€20,590
30 Jun 2024	ORACLE EMEA LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€96,436

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