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

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Jun 2025	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€25,541
30 Jun 2025	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€77,744
30 Jun 2025	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€70,607
30 Jun 2025	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€47,164
30 Jun 2025	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€25,911
30 Jun 2025	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€28,225
30 Jun 2025	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€34,795
30 Jun 2025	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€34,795
30 Jun 2025	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€34,795
30 Jun 2025	ECA INTERNATIONAL	MEMBERSHIP FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€39,991
30 Jun 2025	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€28,061
30 Jun 2025	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€61,396
30 Jun 2025	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€55,517
30 Jun 2025	ELAVON FINANCIAL SERVICES DAC	BANK CHARGES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€48,963
30 Jun 2025	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	COURSE FEES - OTHER / REFUND OF FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€21,945
30 Jun 2025	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	COURSE FEES - OTHER / REFUND OF FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€80,000
30 Jun 2025	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€80,112
30 Jun 2025	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€80,112
30 Jun 2025	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€80,112
30 Jun 2025	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€84,778
30 Jun 2025	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€77,373
30 Jun 2025	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€72,339
30 Jun 2025	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€20,694
30 Jun 2025	MANGUARD PLUS	SECURITY CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€20,581
30 Jun 2025	MICROSOFT LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€136,727
30 Jun 2025	PARTNERS LIMITED	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€32,305
30 Jun 2025	ORACLE EMEA LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€104,151
30 Jun 2025	OTTO KUNNECKE GmbH	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€283,515
30 Jun 2025	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€36,900
30 Jun 2025	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€23,001
30 Jun 2025	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	OFFICE EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€25,879
30 Jun 2025	RECAST SOFTWARE, INC.	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€20,621
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€161,540
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€255,049
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€38,784
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€134,921
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€433,391
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€68,142
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€136,284
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€770,472
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€25,205
30 Jun 2025	CONCEPTS LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€27,570
30 Jun 2025	STORM TECHNOLOGY LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€26,883
30 Jun 2025	THALES GROUP	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€64,575
30 Jun 2025	STANDING ORDERS (DDSO)	COURSE FEES - OTHER / REFUND OF FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€31,200
30 Jun 2025	STANDING ORDERS (DDSO)	COURSE FEES - OTHER / REFUND OF FEES	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€31,200
30 Jun 2025	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€94,346
30 Jun 2025	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€105,674
30 Jun 2025	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€114,276
30 Jun 2025	(FORMERLY ACTION POINT)	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€112,547

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