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 2020	ACTION POINT TECHNOLOGY LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€20,599
30 Sep 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€46,168
30 Sep 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€33,984
30 Sep 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€297,432
30 Sep 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€200,365
30 Sep 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€200,574
30 Sep 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€64,064
30 Sep 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€30,998
30 Sep 2020	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€31,749
30 Sep 2020	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€38,116
30 Sep 2020	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€38,061
30 Sep 2020	AN POST MAILS REVENUE	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€75,105
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€47,048
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€27,348
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€39,360
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€121,974
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€121,974
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€119,991
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€53,789
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€121,974
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€42,349
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€21,355
30 Sep 2020	BEARING POINT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€32,700
30 Sep 2020	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD.	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€43,362
30 Sep 2020	COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD.	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€25,626
30 Sep 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€25,626
30 Sep 2020	COLT TELECOM	TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LANDLINE ) COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€37,042
30 Sep 2020	COLT TELECOM	TELECOMMUNICATIONS (LANDLINE ) COSTS & INTERNET	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€27,883
30 Sep 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€23,508
30 Sep 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€27,883
30 Sep 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€27,883
30 Sep 2020	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€22,230
30 Sep 2020	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€34,783
30 Sep 2020	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€34,783
30 Sep 2020	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€34,783
30 Sep 2020	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€350,166
30 Sep 2020	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€324,228
30 Sep 2020	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€350,166
30 Sep 2020	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE EQUIPMENT NEW (VALUE OF NEW O.E.)	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€67,650
30 Sep 2020	ECOM SOLUTIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€28,800
30 Sep 2020	HERMAN MILLER ASIA (PTE) LTD	RENTED PREMISES - MAJOR MAINTENANCE ONLY	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€21,558
30 Sep 2020	ICT SERVICES	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€73,593
30 Sep 2020	INTEGRITY SOLUTIONS LTD	COMPUTER EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€32,229
30 Sep 2020	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€56,210
30 Sep 2020	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€56,201
30 Sep 2020	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€56,201
30 Sep 2020	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€46,137
30 Sep 2020	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€54,366
30 Sep 2020	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€55,258
30 Sep 2020	ORACLE EMEA LTD	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€22,757

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

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