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 Sep 2012	FRANK GLENNON LTD	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€72,500
30 Sep 2012	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€29,953
30 Sep 2012	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€30,502
30 Sep 2012	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€30,907
30 Sep 2012	OPW KILKENNY	OPW MAINTENANCE	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€128,700
30 Sep 2012	ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY	CONFERENCE & SEMINAR FEES	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€478,748
30 Sep 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€31,257
30 Sep 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€35,708
30 Sep 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€25,412
30 Sep 2012	SAGEM IDENTIFICATION	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€31,257
30 Sep 2012	TETRA IRELAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD	CONFERENCE & SEMINAR FEES	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€22,140
30 Sep 2012	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€43,050
30 Sep 2012	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€43,050
30 Sep 2012	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€43,050
30 Sep 2012	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2012	€43,050
30 Sep 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€47,247
30 Sep 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€145,661
30 Sep 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€68,829
30 Sep 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€181,812
30 Sep 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€110,147
30 Sep 2013	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€39,725
30 Sep 2013	B T IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€67,213
30 Sep 2013	B T IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€20,114
30 Sep 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€169,675
30 Sep 2013	BEARING POINT	COMPUTER HARDWARE MAINTENANCE / RENTAL	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€70,242
30 Sep 2013	BEARING POINT	COMPUTER HARDWARE MAINTENANCE / RENTAL	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€74,072
30 Sep 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€169,675
30 Sep 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€169,675
30 Sep 2013	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€54,770
30 Sep 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€36,482
30 Sep 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€24,616
30 Sep 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€36,482
30 Sep 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€24,616
30 Sep 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€36,482
30 Sep 2013	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€21,870
30 Sep 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€31,128
30 Sep 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€31,128
30 Sep 2013	ECO SUPPORT	CLEANING CONTRACTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€31,128
30 Sep 2013	ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€59,663
30 Sep 2013	EIRCOM AGENCY ACCOUNT	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€150,337
30 Sep 2013	EUROPEAN COMMISSION	INTREPRETATION SERVICES EU PRESIDENCY	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€97,957
30 Sep 2013	EUROPUS TEO	TRANSLATION SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€31,119
30 Sep 2013	Eircom Ltd	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€140,838
30 Sep 2013	FRANK GLENNON LTD	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS (INSURANCE)	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€72,500
30 Sep 2013	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€29,177
30 Sep 2013	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€24,186
30 Sep 2013	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€25,338
30 Sep 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€28,425
30 Sep 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€24,200
30 Sep 2013	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	ICT OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2013	€33,800

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

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