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 2023	The John Hewitt Society	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · The John Hewitt Society	Grant	Q4 2023	€8,550
31 Dec 2023	The Phoenix Education Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · The Phoenix Education Centre	Grant	Q4 2023	€35,290
31 Dec 2023	The Speedwell Trust Limited	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · The Speedwell Trust Limited	Grant	Q4 2023	€10,000
31 Dec 2023	Training for Women Network Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Training for Women Network Ltd	Grant	Q4 2023	€65,000
31 Dec 2023	Troubles Tragedy And Trauma	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Troubles Tragedy And Trauma	Grant	Q4 2023	€15,000
31 Dec 2023	Ulster Badminton	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Ulster Badminton	Grant	Q4 2023	€6,200
31 Dec 2023	Ulster GAA	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Ulster GAA	Grant	Q4 2023	€10,000
31 Dec 2023	Ulster Hockey	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Ulster Hockey	Grant	Q4 2023	€9,030
31 Dec 2023	Ulster University	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Ulster University	Grant	Q4 2023	€21,200
31 Dec 2023	Washington Ireland Program	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Washington Ireland Program	Grant	Q4 2023	€42,400
31 Dec 2023	WOMENS TEC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · WOMENS TEC	Grant	Q4 2023	€18,000
31 Dec 2023	Youth Link	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Youth Link	Grant	Q4 2023	€64,540
31 Dec 2023	Youth Sport Omagh	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2023 · Youth Sport Omagh	Grant	Q4 2023	€4,220
31 Dec 2022	174 Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · 174 Trust	Grant	Q4 2022	€30,000
31 Dec 2022	4 Corners Festival	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · 4 Corners Festival	Grant	Q4 2022	€25,000
31 Dec 2022	An Gaeláras Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · An Gaeláras Ltd	Grant	Q4 2022	€40,626
31 Dec 2022	Annalong Community Empowerment	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Annalong Community Empowerment	Grant	Q4 2022	€4,000
31 Dec 2022	Ardoyne Association	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Ardoyne Association	Grant	Q4 2022	€7,400
31 Dec 2022	Ardoyne Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Ardoyne Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2022	€9,999
31 Dec 2022	Armagh Robinson Library	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Armagh Robinson Library	Grant	Q4 2022	€56,600
31 Dec 2022	ART27 CIC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · ART27 CIC	Grant	Q4 2022	€16,565
31 Dec 2022	Artillery Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Artillery Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2022	€12,435
31 Dec 2022	Artsawonder	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Artsawonder	Grant	Q4 2022	€68,800
31 Dec 2022	Bardic Educational Arts and Media	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Bardic Educational Arts and Media	Grant	Q4 2022	€9,980
31 Dec 2022	Belfast Charitable Society	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Belfast Charitable Society	Grant	Q4 2022	€2,800
31 Dec 2022	Belfast International Arts Festival	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Belfast International Arts Festival	Grant	Q4 2022	€54,500
31 Dec 2022	Belfast YMCA Limited	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Belfast YMCA Limited	Grant	Q4 2022	€47,345
31 Dec 2022	Birmingham Irish Association	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Birmingham Irish Association	Grant	Q4 2022	€15,000
31 Dec 2022	Cairde Turas	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cairde Turas	Grant	Q4 2022	€7,500
31 Dec 2022	Cairde Turas	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cairde Turas	Grant	Q4 2022	€7,200
31 Dec 2022	Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive	Grant	Q4 2022	€67,000
31 Dec 2022	Cathedral Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cathedral Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2022	€8,940
31 Dec 2022	Cathedral Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cathedral Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2022	€29,000
31 Dec 2022	Centre for Democracy and Peace Building	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Centre for Democracy and Peace Building	Grant	Q4 2022	€25,000
31 Dec 2022	Christ Church Derry Church of Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Christ Church Derry Church of Ireland	Grant	Q4 2022	€20,000
31 Dec 2022	Cinemagic	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cinemagic	Grant	Q4 2022	€25,000
31 Dec 2022	City Centre Initiative	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · City Centre Initiative	Grant	Q4 2022	€12,000
31 Dec 2022	City Centre Initiative	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · City Centre Initiative	Grant	Q4 2022	€8,000
31 Dec 2022	Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Grant	Q4 2022	€9,805
31 Dec 2022	Clooney estate Residents Association	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Clooney estate Residents Association	Grant	Q4 2022	€9,900
31 Dec 2022	Community Dialogue	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Community Dialogue	Grant	Q4 2022	€50,000
31 Dec 2022	Conradh na Gaeilge	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Conradh na Gaeilge	Grant	Q4 2022	€30,000
31 Dec 2022	Cookstown Youth Football	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cookstown Youth Football	Grant	Q4 2022	€9,984
31 Dec 2022	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2022	€79,550
31 Dec 2022	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2022	€86,560
31 Dec 2022	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2022	€51,000
31 Dec 2022	County Fermanagh Super Cup NI	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · County Fermanagh Super Cup NI	Grant	Q4 2022	€4,020
31 Dec 2022	Cregagh Wanderers Football Club	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Cregagh Wanderers Football Club	Grant	Q4 2022	€3,500
31 Dec 2022	Creggan Enterprises Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Creggan Enterprises Ltd	Grant	Q4 2022	€50,000
31 Dec 2022	CULLOVILLE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · CULLOVILLE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION	Grant	Q4 2022	€9,000

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