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.

Transparency Score

2.9/5

58% transparent

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.5/1

Supplier number 0.5/1

Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2024	Ulster Orchestra Society Limited	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Ulster Orchestra Society Limited	Grant	Q4 2024	€45,000
31 Dec 2024	Ulster University	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Ulster University	Grant	Q4 2024	€6,715
31 Dec 2024	Ulster University	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Ulster University	Grant	Q4 2024	€24,500
31 Dec 2024	Voices Women's Group	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Voices Women's Group	Grant	Q4 2024	€8,512
31 Dec 2024	Washington Ireland Program	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Washington Ireland Program	Grant	Q4 2024	€42,000
31 Dec 2024	WAVE Trauma Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · WAVE Trauma Centre	Grant	Q4 2024	€45,948
31 Dec 2024	West Cork History Festival	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · West Cork History Festival	Grant	Q4 2024	€3,000
31 Dec 2024	Willowfield Parish Community Association	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Willowfield Parish Community Association	Grant	Q4 2024	€9,950
31 Dec 2024	Youth Initiatives	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Youth Initiatives	Grant	Q4 2024	€20,000
31 Dec 2024	Youth Link	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Youth Link	Grant	Q4 2024	€58,532
31 Dec 2024	Youth Sport Omagh	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2024 · Youth Sport Omagh	Grant	Q4 2024	€3,820
31 Dec 2023	174 Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · 174 Trust	Grant	Q4 2023	€30,000
31 Dec 2023	4 Corners Festival	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · 4 Corners Festival	Grant	Q4 2023	€25,000
31 Dec 2023	An Gaeláras Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · An Gaeláras Ltd	Grant	Q4 2023	€23,412
31 Dec 2023	Ardoyne Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Ardoyne Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2023	€9,999
31 Dec 2023	ART27 CIC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · ART27 CIC	Grant	Q4 2023	€27,000
31 Dec 2023	Artsawonder	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Artsawonder	Grant	Q4 2023	€16,150
31 Dec 2023	Ballybeen Women's Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Ballybeen Women's Centre	Grant	Q4 2023	€15,000
31 Dec 2023	Ballymac Friendship Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Ballymac Friendship Trust	Grant	Q4 2023	€12,000
31 Dec 2023	Belfast YMCA Limited	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Belfast YMCA Limited	Grant	Q4 2023	€40,000
31 Dec 2023	Boys & Girls Clubs NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Boys & Girls Clubs NI	Grant	Q4 2023	€20,000
31 Dec 2023	CAIN Web Service, INCORE, Ulster University	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · CAIN Web Service, INCORE, Ulster University	Grant	Q4 2023	€31,161
31 Dec 2023	Cairde Turas	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Cairde Turas	Grant	Q4 2023	€7,000
31 Dec 2023	Castleblayney Boxing Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Castleblayney Boxing Club	Grant	Q4 2023	€3,240
31 Dec 2023	Cathedral Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Cathedral Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2023	€14,500
31 Dec 2023	Centre for Democracy and Peace Building	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Centre for Democracy and Peace Building	Grant	Q4 2023	€25,000
31 Dec 2023	Cinemagic	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Cinemagic	Grant	Q4 2023	€25,000
31 Dec 2023	City Centre Initiative	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · City Centre Initiative	Grant	Q4 2023	€20,000
31 Dec 2023	City Life Projects (Formerly Stadium Projects)	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · City Life Projects (Formerly Stadium Projects)	Grant	Q4 2023	€5,720
31 Dec 2023	City Life Projects (Formerly Stadium Projects)	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · City Life Projects (Formerly Stadium Projects)	Grant	Q4 2023	€10,720
31 Dec 2023	Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Grant	Q4 2023	€9,932
31 Dec 2023	Community Dialogue	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Community Dialogue	Grant	Q4 2023	€40,000
31 Dec 2023	Community Restorative Justice Newry/Armagh	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Community Restorative Justice Newry/Armagh	Grant	Q4 2023	€12,000
31 Dec 2023	Conradh na Gaeilge	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Conradh na Gaeilge	Grant	Q4 2023	€30,000
31 Dec 2023	Cookstown Youth Football	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Cookstown Youth Football	Grant	Q4 2023	€9,660
31 Dec 2023	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2023	€51,891
31 Dec 2023	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2023	€75,667
31 Dec 2023	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2023	€78,273
31 Dec 2023	County Fermanagh Super Cup NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · County Fermanagh Super Cup NI	Grant	Q4 2023	€4,020
31 Dec 2023	Cregagh Wanderers Football Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Cregagh Wanderers Football Club	Grant	Q4 2023	€3,500
31 Dec 2023	Creggan Enterprises Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Creggan Enterprises Ltd	Grant	Q4 2023	€20,000
31 Dec 2023	Dialogue For Diversity	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Dialogue For Diversity	Grant	Q4 2023	€23,020
31 Dec 2023	Dorsey Emmets GFC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Dorsey Emmets GFC	Grant	Q4 2023	€6,000
31 Dec 2023	East Belfast GAA	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · East Belfast GAA	Grant	Q4 2023	€20,000
31 Dec 2023	East Belfast Mission, Turas Project	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · East Belfast Mission, Turas Project	Grant	Q4 2023	€28,077
31 Dec 2023	East Border Region	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · East Border Region	Grant	Q4 2023	€30,508
31 Dec 2023	Falls Community Council	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Falls Community Council	Grant	Q4 2023	€40,000
31 Dec 2023	FOYLE WOMEN'S INFORMATION NETWORK	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · FOYLE WOMEN'S INFORMATION NETWORK	Grant	Q4 2023	€3,500
31 Dec 2023	Friends Forever Europe	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Friends Forever Europe	Grant	Q4 2023	€9,999
31 Dec 2023	Gasyard Wall Féile	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Gasyard Wall Féile	Grant	Q4 2023	€24,000

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