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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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.5/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€22,307
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€222,401
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€85,754
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€181,566
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€22,614
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€82,979
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€85,687
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€163,372
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€20,748
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€73,669
30 Sep 2018	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€72,988
30 Sep 2018	BEARING POINT	LICENCES ICT	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€23,247
30 Sep 2018	BEARING POINT	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€153,572
30 Sep 2018	BEARING POINT	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€105,749
30 Sep 2018	BEARING POINT	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€149,058
30 Sep 2018	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€54,762
30 Sep 2018	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€122,535
30 Sep 2018	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€121,974
30 Sep 2018	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€64,329
30 Sep 2018	BECHTLE DIRECT	OFFICE EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€54,255
30 Sep 2018	TBWA DUBLIN	VIDEO PRODUCTION COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€100,767
30 Sep 2018	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€30,581
30 Sep 2018	CODEC-DSS	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€49,338
30 Sep 2018	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€22,269
30 Sep 2018	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€27,262
30 Sep 2018	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€27,262
30 Sep 2018	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€22,269
30 Sep 2018	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€22,269
30 Sep 2018	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€27,262
30 Sep 2018	CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€27,413
30 Sep 2018	CORE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€35,207
30 Sep 2018	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€155,646
30 Sep 2018	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€918,190
30 Sep 2018	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€918,190
30 Sep 2018	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€108,412
30 Sep 2018	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€57,814
30 Sep 2018	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€33,950
30 Sep 2018	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€29,490
30 Sep 2018	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€39,321
30 Sep 2018	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€36,716
30 Sep 2018	DELL COMPUTER	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT NEW	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€31,857
30 Sep 2018	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€23,616
30 Sep 2018	FRANK GLENNON LTD	INSURANCE	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€77,000
30 Sep 2018	INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	COURSE FEES	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€22,350
30 Sep 2018	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€43,508
30 Sep 2018	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€43,508
30 Sep 2018	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€43,508
30 Sep 2018	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€44,274
30 Sep 2018	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€28,696
30 Sep 2018	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2018	€39,003

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