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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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.5/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2025	Conradh na Gaeilge	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Conradh na Gaeilge	Grant	Q4 2025	€39,533
31 Dec 2025	Co-Operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Co-Operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2025	€57,992
31 Dec 2025	Co-Operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Co-Operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2025	€86,490
31 Dec 2025	Corrymeela Community	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Corrymeela Community	Grant	Q4 2025	€39,250
31 Dec 2025	Coventry Irish Society	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Coventry Irish Society	Grant	Q4 2025	€6,000
31 Dec 2025	Creggan Enterprises Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Creggan Enterprises Ltd	Grant	Q4 2025	€38,645
31 Dec 2025	CRIS - Community Relations In Schools	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · CRIS - Community Relations In Schools	Grant	Q4 2025	€27,537
31 Dec 2025	Derriaghy Cricket Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Derriaghy Cricket Club	Grant	Q4 2025	€9,500
31 Dec 2025	Derry & Raphoe Action Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Derry & Raphoe Action Ltd	Grant	Q4 2025	€6,132
31 Dec 2025	Derry Theatre Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Derry Theatre Trust	Grant	Q4 2025	€26,000
31 Dec 2025	Derrylatinee Parents Support Group	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Derrylatinee Parents Support Group	Grant	Q4 2025	€9,432
31 Dec 2025	Dialogue for Diversity	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Dialogue for Diversity	Grant	Q4 2025	€19,829
31 Dec 2025	Different Keys Choir	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Different Keys Choir	Grant	Q4 2025	€5,860
31 Dec 2025	Disability Action	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Disability Action	Grant	Q4 2025	€24,250
31 Dec 2025	Dr. Eamon Phoenix Foundation	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Dr. Eamon Phoenix Foundation	Grant	Q4 2025	€6,000
31 Dec 2025	East Belfast Enterprise	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · East Belfast Enterprise	Grant	Q4 2025	€40,000
31 Dec 2025	East Belfast GAA Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · East Belfast GAA Club	Grant	Q4 2025	€27,000
31 Dec 2025	East Belfast Mission - Turas Project	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · East Belfast Mission - Turas Project	Grant	Q4 2025	€43,994
31 Dec 2025	East Belfast Mission - Turas Project	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · East Belfast Mission - Turas Project	Grant	Q4 2025	€27,576
31 Dec 2025	East Border Region	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · East Border Region	Grant	Q4 2025	€26,840
31 Dec 2025	Erne East Community Partnership	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Erne East Community Partnership	Grant	Q4 2025	€21,189
31 Dec 2025	FactCheck NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · FactCheck NI	Grant	Q4 2025	€23,589
31 Dec 2025	Falls Community Council	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Falls Community Council	Grant	Q4 2025	€50,000
31 Dec 2025	Fall's Womens Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Fall's Womens Centre	Grant	Q4 2025	€25,070
31 Dec 2025	Forthspring Inter Co	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Forthspring Inter Co	Grant	Q4 2025	€18,642
31 Dec 2025	Foyle Womens Information Network	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Foyle Womens Information Network	Grant	Q4 2025	€20,000
31 Dec 2025	Friends Forever Europe	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Friends Forever Europe	Grant	Q4 2025	€15,000
31 Dec 2025	Friends of Drumalis	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Friends of Drumalis	Grant	Q4 2025	€9,940
31 Dec 2025	Gasyard Wall Féile	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Gasyard Wall Féile	Grant	Q4 2025	€30,000
31 Dec 2025	Geography Publications	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Geography Publications	Grant	Q4 2025	€3,000
31 Dec 2025	Gifted Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Gifted Trust	Grant	Q4 2025	€8,000
31 Dec 2025	Glenavon FC Academy	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Glenavon FC Academy	Grant	Q4 2025	€8,900
31 Dec 2025	Glor Uachtar Tire	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Glor Uachtar Tire	Grant	Q4 2025	€3,150
31 Dec 2025	Greater Shantallow Community Arts	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Greater Shantallow Community Arts	Grant	Q4 2025	€40,000
31 Dec 2025	Green Shoot Productions	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Green Shoot Productions	Grant	Q4 2025	€41,321
31 Dec 2025	Groundwork NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Groundwork NI	Grant	Q4 2025	€17,715
31 Dec 2025	Guth Gafa Cuideachta Teoranta	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Guth Gafa Cuideachta Teoranta	Grant	Q4 2025	€20,000
31 Dec 2025	Healing Through Remembering	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Healing Through Remembering	Grant	Q4 2025	€40,000
31 Dec 2025	HERstory Women in Loyalism	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · HERstory Women in Loyalism	Grant	Q4 2025	€9,400
31 Dec 2025	Human Rights Consortium	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Human Rights Consortium	Grant	Q4 2025	€21,380
31 Dec 2025	Imagine Belfast Festival	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Imagine Belfast Festival	Grant	Q4 2025	€35,000
31 Dec 2025	Impact Network NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Impact Network NI	Grant	Q4 2025	€23,000
31 Dec 2025	Include Youth	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Include Youth	Grant	Q4 2025	€12,375
31 Dec 2025	International Peace Education Resources	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · International Peace Education Resources	Grant	Q4 2025	€7,200
31 Dec 2025	International School for Peace Studies	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · International School for Peace Studies	Grant	Q4 2025	€15,524
31 Dec 2025	Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) Ltd.	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) Ltd.	Grant	Q4 2025	€60,000
31 Dec 2025	Irish National War Memorial Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Irish National War Memorial Trust	Grant	Q4 2025	€11,093
31 Dec 2025	Irish Studies University of Liverpool	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Irish Studies University of Liverpool	Grant	Q4 2025	€29,000
31 Dec 2025	KABOSH	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · KABOSH	Grant	Q4 2025	€35,000
31 Dec 2025	Kilcooley Women's Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2025 · Kilcooley Women's Centre	Grant	Q4 2025	€29,000

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