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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2.9/5

58% transparent

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Uniqueness 0.5/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Sep 2017	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (ICT)	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€52,392
30 Sep 2017	BEVERLY SMYTH	FURNITURE REMOVALS COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€36,864
30 Sep 2017	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€26,237
30 Sep 2017	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€22,269
30 Sep 2017	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€22,269
30 Sep 2017	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€26,237
30 Sep 2017	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€22,269
30 Sep 2017	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€26,237
30 Sep 2017	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€456,970
30 Sep 2017	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€456,970
30 Sep 2017	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€456,970
30 Sep 2017	DELL COMPUTER	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€31,263
30 Sep 2017	DELL COMPUTER	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€31,263
30 Sep 2017	DELL COMPUTER	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€109,063
30 Sep 2017	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€31,824
30 Sep 2017	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€24,391
30 Sep 2017	ECA INTERNATIONAL	MEMBERSHIP FEES	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€42,389
30 Sep 2017	ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€37,497
30 Sep 2017	FRANK GLENNON LTD	REMOVAL / STORAGE COSTS (INSURANCE)	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€70,000
30 Sep 2017	INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION	ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€28,262
30 Sep 2017	IRISH MUSEUM OF MODERN ART	CONFERENCE COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€23,801
30 Sep 2017	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€39,837
30 Sep 2017	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€39,837
30 Sep 2017	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€39,837
30 Sep 2017	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€39,237
30 Sep 2017	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€31,998
30 Sep 2017	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€37,607
30 Sep 2017	LOOP1 SYSTEMS	LICENCES ICT	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€23,513
30 Sep 2017	MALACHY WALSH AND CO LTD	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€31,365
30 Sep 2017	MEC IRELAND LTD	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€123,492
30 Sep 2017	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€74,796
30 Sep 2017	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (ICT)	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€132,668
30 Sep 2017	DC KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€96,309
30 Sep 2017	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€35,253
30 Sep 2017	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€35,253
30 Sep 2017	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€36,253
30 Sep 2017	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€41,007
30 Sep 2017	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€41,007
30 Sep 2017	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€41,007
30 Sep 2017	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€33,468
30 Sep 2017	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€41,407
30 Sep 2017	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2017	€37,094
30 Sep 2018	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€104,671
30 Sep 2018	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€31,439
30 Sep 2018	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€47,158
30 Sep 2018	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€104,671
30 Sep 2018	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€78,597
30 Sep 2018	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€104,671
30 Sep 2018	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€27,548
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€83,826

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