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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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2024	ART27 CIC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · ART27 CIC	Grant	Q4 2024	€34,580
31 Dec 2024	Atlas Womens Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Atlas Womens Centre	Grant	Q4 2024	€10,562
31 Dec 2024	Balliderry War Memorial Hall	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Balliderry War Memorial Hall	Grant	Q4 2024	€44,433
31 Dec 2024	Ballinamallard Fisher Park	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Ballinamallard Fisher Park	Grant	Q4 2024	€5,240
31 Dec 2024	Ballymacash Sports Academy Ltd.	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Ballymacash Sports Academy Ltd.	Grant	Q4 2024	€27,511
31 Dec 2024	Ballymoney RFC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Ballymoney RFC	Grant	Q4 2024	€8,550
31 Dec 2024	Ballymoor FC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Ballymoor FC	Grant	Q4 2024	€9,982
31 Dec 2024	Bardic Educational Arts and Media	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Bardic Educational Arts and Media	Grant	Q4 2024	€9,980
31 Dec 2024	Belfast & Lisburn Women's Aid	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Belfast & Lisburn Women's Aid	Grant	Q4 2024	€20,669
31 Dec 2024	Belfast Charitable Society	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Belfast Charitable Society	Grant	Q4 2024	€5,616
31 Dec 2024	Belfast International Arts Festival	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Belfast International Arts Festival	Grant	Q4 2024	€40,599
31 Dec 2024	Belfast Mural Art	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Belfast Mural Art	Grant	Q4 2024	€6,900
31 Dec 2024	Belfast YMCA Limited	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Belfast YMCA Limited	Grant	Q4 2024	€50,208
31 Dec 2024	Belfast YMCA Limited	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Belfast YMCA Limited	Grant	Q4 2024	€8,388
31 Dec 2024	Blackmountain Shared Space Project	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Blackmountain Shared Space Project	Grant	Q4 2024	€20,000
31 Dec 2024	Blackrock National Hurlling Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Blackrock National Hurlling Club	Grant	Q4 2024	€3,000
31 Dec 2024	Bowtown Community Development Group	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Bowtown Community Development Group	Grant	Q4 2024	€3,500
31 Dec 2024	Boys & Girls Clubs NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Boys & Girls Clubs NI	Grant	Q4 2024	€25,000
31 Dec 2024	CAIN Web Service, INCORE, Ulster University	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · CAIN Web Service, INCORE, Ulster University	Grant	Q4 2024	€33,109
31 Dec 2024	Cairde Turas	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Cairde Turas	Grant	Q4 2024	€12,000
31 Dec 2024	Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive	Grant	Q4 2024	€50,000
31 Dec 2024	Castleblayney Boxing Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Castleblayney Boxing Club	Grant	Q4 2024	€4,240
31 Dec 2024	Cathedral Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Cathedral Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2024	€29,870
31 Dec 2024	Catholic Police Guild NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Catholic Police Guild NI	Grant	Q4 2024	€9,750
31 Dec 2024	Centre for Democracy and Peace Building	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Centre for Democracy and Peace Building	Grant	Q4 2024	€35,000
31 Dec 2024	Christ Church Derry Church of Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Christ Church Derry Church of Ireland	Grant	Q4 2024	€20,000
31 Dec 2024	Cinemagic	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Cinemagic	Grant	Q4 2024	€32,800
31 Dec 2024	City Centre Initiative	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · City Centre Initiative	Grant	Q4 2024	€20,000
31 Dec 2024	City Life Projects (Formerly Stadium Projects)	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · City Life Projects (Formerly Stadium Projects)	Grant	Q4 2024	€30,000
31 Dec 2024	Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Grant	Q4 2024	€9,946
31 Dec 2024	Clonard Neighbourhood Development Partnership	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Clonard Neighbourhood Development Partnership	Grant	Q4 2024	€3,978
31 Dec 2024	Co Armagh Grand Orange Lodge	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Co Armagh Grand Orange Lodge	Grant	Q4 2024	€20,311
31 Dec 2024	Community Dialogue	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Community Dialogue	Grant	Q4 2024	€25,000
31 Dec 2024	Conradh na Gaeilge	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Conradh na Gaeilge	Grant	Q4 2024	€38,671
31 Dec 2024	Cookstown Youth Football	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Cookstown Youth Football	Grant	Q4 2024	€9,660
31 Dec 2024	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2024	€62,949
31 Dec 2024	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2024	€79,056
31 Dec 2024	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2024	€40,280
31 Dec 2024	County Fermanagh Super Cup NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · County Fermanagh Super Cup NI	Grant	Q4 2024	€3,440
31 Dec 2024	CPCR (Centre for Peace and Conflict Research, UCD)	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · CPCR (Centre for Peace and Conflict Research, UCD)	Grant	Q4 2024	€25,800
31 Dec 2024	CPCR (Centre for Peace and Conflict Research, UCD)	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · CPCR (Centre for Peace and Conflict Research, UCD)	Grant	Q4 2024	€2,282
31 Dec 2024	Creggan Enterprises	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Creggan Enterprises	Grant	Q4 2024	€58,645
31 Dec 2024	CRIS - Community Relations In Schools	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · CRIS - Community Relations In Schools	Grant	Q4 2024	€25,527
31 Dec 2024	Derry & Raphoe Action Limited	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Derry & Raphoe Action Limited	Grant	Q4 2024	€3,500
31 Dec 2024	Derrylatinee Parent Support Group	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Derrylatinee Parent Support Group	Grant	Q4 2024	€4,254
31 Dec 2024	Dialogue For Diversity	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Dialogue For Diversity	Grant	Q4 2024	€21,100
31 Dec 2024	Different Keys Choir	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Different Keys Choir	Grant	Q4 2024	€8,350
31 Dec 2024	Disability Action	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Disability Action	Grant	Q4 2024	€21,000
31 Dec 2024	Draperstown Celtic FC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Draperstown Celtic FC	Grant	Q4 2024	€7,611
31 Dec 2024	Dumbworld Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Dumbworld Ltd	Grant	Q4 2024	€18,500

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