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	OTTO KUNNECKE GmbH	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€283,515
30 Jun 2024	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€62,730
30 Jun 2024	SCOTT TALLON WALKER LIMITED	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€22,519
30 Jun 2024	SE QUIRK LIMITED	- INCL CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€23,987
30 Jun 2024	(PREVIOUSLY ACTION POINT)	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€40,221
30 Jun 2024	(PREVIOUSLY ACTION POINT)	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€25,741
30 Jun 2024	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€87,238
30 Jun 2024	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€74,650
30 Jun 2024	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€73,007
30 Jun 2024	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€82,150
30 Jun 2024	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€85,977
30 Jun 2024	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€85,977
30 Jun 2024	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€85,977
30 Jun 2024	T/A GAINA	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€24,600
30 Jun 2024	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€89,005
30 Jun 2024	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€81,854
30 Jun 2024	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2024	€92,956
30 Jun 2025	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€176,874
30 Jun 2025	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS T/A AG2	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€28,290
30 Jun 2025	AIM INTERNATIONAL MOVING LTD	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€20,579
30 Jun 2025	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€558,445
30 Jun 2025	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€618,782
30 Jun 2025	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€641,125
30 Jun 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€28,879
30 Jun 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€111,684
30 Jun 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€25,750
30 Jun 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€22,074
30 Jun 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€129,893
30 Jun 2025	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€137,710
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€21,525
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€33,562
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€22,864
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€21,967
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€77,367
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€93,449
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€130,845
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€140,093
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€57,612
30 Jun 2025	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€129,976
30 Jun 2025	BRAMBLES DELICATESSEN CAFES	CATERING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€20,525
30 Jun 2025	BT IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€21,744
30 Jun 2025	BT IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€26,311
30 Jun 2025	BT IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€23,991
30 Jun 2025	CAPTIF BV	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€273,759
30 Jun 2025	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€75,984
30 Jun 2025	CDW LIMITED	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€24,177
30 Jun 2025	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€21,919
30 Jun 2025	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€27,101
30 Jun 2025	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€40,426
30 Jun 2025	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€25,270

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