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 2025	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€77,706
30 Jun 2025	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€83,685
30 Jun 2025	VODAFONE CIRCUITS	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€81,718
30 Jun 2025	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€97,091
30 Jun 2025	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€114,506
30 Jun 2025	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€123,138
30 Jun 2025	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q2 2025	€113,413
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€42,137
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€48,781
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€112,665
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€139,988
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€52,265
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€49,768
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€155,327
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€106,223
30 Sep 2012	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€35,808
30 Sep 2012	B T IRELAND	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€40,281
30 Sep 2012	B T IRELAND	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€40,281
30 Sep 2012	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€70,208
30 Sep 2012	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€174,813
30 Sep 2012	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€174,813
30 Sep 2012	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€174,813
30 Sep 2012	BUSINESS & SCIENTIFIC	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€31,096
30 Sep 2012	CAPITA IB SOLUTIONS (IRELAND) LTD	COMP. SOFTWARE NEW (VALUE OF NEW COMP. SOFTWARE)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€25,993
30 Sep 2012	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€54,487
30 Sep 2012	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€47,854
30 Sep 2012	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€47,854
30 Sep 2012	D.C.KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€121,039
30 Sep 2012	D.C.KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€30,135
30 Sep 2012	D.C.KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€21,064
30 Sep 2012	D.C.KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€125,874
30 Sep 2012	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€25,824
30 Sep 2012	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€388,188
30 Sep 2012	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€181,154
30 Sep 2012	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€207,034
30 Sep 2012	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€278,201
30 Sep 2012	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€530,524
30 Sep 2012	DELL COMPUTER	COMP. EQUIPMENT NEW (VALUE OF NEW COMP. EQ.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€29,887
30 Sep 2012	DELL COMPUTER	COMP. EQUIPMENT NEW (VALUE OF NEW COMP. EQ.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€41,279
30 Sep 2012	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€29,618
30 Sep 2012	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€29,618
30 Sep 2012	ECA INTERNATIONAL	MEMBERSHIP FEES	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€31,286
30 Sep 2012	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€31,128
30 Sep 2012	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€31,128
30 Sep 2012	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS (CHANCERIES)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€31,128
30 Sep 2012	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP (VALUE OF NEW COMMS. EQUIP.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€24,461
30 Sep 2012	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP (VALUE OF NEW COMMS. EQUIP.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€20,537
30 Sep 2012	ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€53,165
30 Sep 2012	EIRCOMPRIVATEACC	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€105,901
30 Sep 2012	Eircom Ltd	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€27,776

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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