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 2022	Saints Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Saints Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2022	€10,000
31 Dec 2022	Siege Museum	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Siege Museum	Grant	Q4 2022	€10,000
31 Dec 2022	Silverbridge ABC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Silverbridge ABC	Grant	Q4 2022	€7,000
31 Dec 2022	St Columbs Park Reconciliation Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · St Columbs Park Reconciliation Trust	Grant	Q4 2022	€15,000
31 Dec 2022	St Matthews F.C.	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · St Matthews F.C.	Grant	Q4 2022	€6,605
31 Dec 2022	St. Mary’s, Rasharkin GAC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · St. Mary’s, Rasharkin GAC	Grant	Q4 2022	€4,515
31 Dec 2022	St. Pauls ABC	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · St. Pauls ABC	Grant	Q4 2022	€8,000
31 Dec 2022	St. Peters Immaculata Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · St. Peters Immaculata Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2022	€19,500
31 Dec 2022	The 1825 Project	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · The 1825 Project	Grant	Q4 2022	€9,500
31 Dec 2022	The Bloody Sunday Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · The Bloody Sunday Trust	Grant	Q4 2022	€52,192
31 Dec 2022	The Churches Trust Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · The Churches Trust Ltd	Grant	Q4 2022	€38,389
31 Dec 2022	The Corrymeela Community	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · The Corrymeela Community	Grant	Q4 2022	€40,719
31 Dec 2022	The Goliath Trust	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · The Goliath Trust	Grant	Q4 2022	€3,000
31 Dec 2022	The Phoenix Education Centre	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · The Phoenix Education Centre	Grant	Q4 2022	€35,290
31 Dec 2022	The Wheel	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · The Wheel	Grant	Q4 2022	€45,000
31 Dec 2022	Training for Women Network Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Training for Women Network Ltd	Grant	Q4 2022	€31,000
31 Dec 2022	Troubles Tragedy And Trauma	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Troubles Tragedy And Trauma	Grant	Q4 2022	€15,000
31 Dec 2022	Ullans Speakers Association	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Ullans Speakers Association	Grant	Q4 2022	€11,700
31 Dec 2022	Ulster GAA	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Ulster GAA	Grant	Q4 2022	€10,000
31 Dec 2022	Ulster GAA	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Ulster GAA	Grant	Q4 2022	€111,156
31 Dec 2022	Ulster Hockey	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Ulster Hockey	Grant	Q4 2022	€9,030
31 Dec 2022	University of Cambridge	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · University of Cambridge	Grant	Q4 2022	€65,000
31 Dec 2022	Washington Ireland Program	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Washington Ireland Program	Grant	Q4 2022	€45,000
31 Dec 2022	Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership	Grant	Q4 2022	€21,995
31 Dec 2022	Women's Collective Ireland (WCI)	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Women's Collective Ireland (WCI)	Grant	Q4 2022	€31,000
31 Dec 2022	Youth Initiatives	Reconciliation Fund Annual Round 2022 · Youth Initiatives	Grant	Q4 2022	€22,500
31 Dec 2021	4 Corners Festival	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · 4 Corners Festival	Grant	Q4 2021	€25,100
31 Dec 2021	An Gaeláras Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · An Gaeláras Ltd	Grant	Q4 2021	€12,268
31 Dec 2021	Ardoyne Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Ardoyne Association	Grant	Q4 2021	€9,800
31 Dec 2021	Ardoyne Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Ardoyne Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2021	€9,891
31 Dec 2021	Banbridge Rugby Football Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Banbridge Rugby Football Club	Grant	Q4 2021	€6,110
31 Dec 2021	Bardic Educational Arts and Media	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Bardic Educational Arts and Media	Grant	Q4 2021	€9,980
31 Dec 2021	Belfast Charitable Society	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Belfast Charitable Society	Grant	Q4 2021	€2,700
31 Dec 2021	Belfast International Arts Festival	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Belfast International Arts Festival	Grant	Q4 2021	€40,000
31 Dec 2021	British-Irish Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · British-Irish Association	Grant	Q4 2021	€40,000
31 Dec 2021	Centre for Cross Border Studies	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Centre for Cross Border Studies	Grant	Q4 2021	€70,500
31 Dec 2021	Centre for Democracy and Peace Building	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Centre for Democracy and Peace Building	Grant	Q4 2021	€20,000
31 Dec 2021	Cinemagic	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Cinemagic	Grant	Q4 2021	€18,000
31 Dec 2021	City Centre Initiative	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · City Centre Initiative	Grant	Q4 2021	€12,000
31 Dec 2021	Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Grant	Q4 2021	€9,971
31 Dec 2021	Clones Family Resource Centre CLG	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Clones Family Resource Centre CLG	Grant	Q4 2021	€34,245
31 Dec 2021	Clooney estate Residents Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Clooney estate Residents Association	Grant	Q4 2021	€9,950
31 Dec 2021	Community Dialogue	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Community Dialogue	Grant	Q4 2021	€40,000
31 Dec 2021	Conradh na Gaeilge	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Conradh na Gaeilge	Grant	Q4 2021	€45,000
31 Dec 2021	Cookstown Youth Football	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Cookstown Youth Football	Grant	Q4 2021	€9,990
31 Dec 2021	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2021	€47,200
31 Dec 2021	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2021	€67,000
31 Dec 2021	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2021	€72,000
31 Dec 2021	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2021	€75,000
31 Dec 2021	County Fermanagh Super Cup NI	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2021 · County Fermanagh Super Cup NI	Grant	Q4 2021	€3,600

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

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