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.

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Transparency Score

2.9/5

58% transparent

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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.5/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Sep 2015	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€355,421
30 Sep 2015	ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€70,372
30 Sep 2015	EIRCOM	COMP. EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€28,740
30 Sep 2015	FRANK GLENNON LTD	REMOVAL/STORAGE COSTS (INSURANCE)	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€70,000
30 Sep 2015	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMP. EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€30,626
30 Sep 2015	PFH TECHNOLOGY	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (MINOR, <€1,000)	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€22,564
30 Sep 2015	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€84,585
30 Sep 2015	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€75,372
30 Sep 2015	PREWRIL LTD	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€108,033
30 Sep 2015	RAISE A CONCERN LIMITED	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€31,433
30 Sep 2015	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€44,280
30 Sep 2015	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€44,280
30 Sep 2015	TOMORROWS WORLD LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2015	€44,280
30 Sep 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€67,049
30 Sep 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€182,827
30 Sep 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€214,132
30 Sep 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€61,889
30 Sep 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€59,099
30 Sep 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€179,203
30 Sep 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€159,743
30 Sep 2016	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€42,656
30 Sep 2016	ASYSTEC LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€59,089
30 Sep 2016	AUDI	VEHICLES (GROSS VALUE OF NEW VEHICLE)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€22,461
30 Sep 2016	B T IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€25,030
30 Sep 2016	B T IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€34,452
30 Sep 2016	B T IRELAND	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€34,452
30 Sep 2016	B T IRELAND	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP (VALUE OF NEW COMMS. EQUIP.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€187,599
30 Sep 2016	B T IRELAND	TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LANDLINE ) COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€27,755
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€81,307
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€122,269
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€122,957
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€103,320
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€47,953
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€74,239
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€74,964
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€64,575
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€21,779
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€122,269
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€47,418
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€33,194
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€104,580
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€243,540
30 Sep 2016	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€73,089
30 Sep 2016	BMW AG	VEHICLES (GROSS VALUE OF NEW VEHICLE)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€27,725
30 Sep 2016	BUTLER TECHNOLOGIES	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP (VALUE OF NEW COMMS. EQUIP.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€446,444
30 Sep 2016	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€30,364
30 Sep 2016	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€29,818
30 Sep 2016	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€35,321
30 Sep 2016	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€36,215
30 Sep 2016	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2016	€23,094

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

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