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 2019	Creggan Country Park Enterprises	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Creggan Country Park Enterprises	Grant	Q4 2019	€11,120
31 Dec 2019	Creggan Enterprises	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Creggan Enterprises	Grant	Q4 2019	€50,000
31 Dec 2019	Diversity Challenges	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Diversity Challenges	Grant	Q4 2019	€7,910
31 Dec 2019	Dorsey Emmets GFC	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Dorsey Emmets GFC	Grant	Q4 2019	€4,500
31 Dec 2019	Falls Community Council	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Falls Community Council	Grant	Q4 2019	€11,300
31 Dec 2019	Fellowship of Messines Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Fellowship of Messines Association	Grant	Q4 2019	€7,000
31 Dec 2019	Fighting Words Belfast	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Fighting Words Belfast	Grant	Q4 2019	€10,000
31 Dec 2019	Fighting Words Dublin	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Fighting Words Dublin	Grant	Q4 2019	€8,000
31 Dec 2019	Gallery of Photography Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Gallery of Photography Ireland	Grant	Q4 2019	€10,000
31 Dec 2019	Gaslight Media Trust	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Gaslight Media Trust	Grant	Q4 2019	€22,000
31 Dec 2019	Glencree	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Glencree	Grant	Q4 2019	€21,000
31 Dec 2019	Groundwork Northern Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Groundwork Northern Ireland	Grant	Q4 2019	€20,000
31 Dec 2019	Hannahstown Historical and Cultural Society	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Hannahstown Historical and Cultural Society	Grant	Q4 2019	€8,000
31 Dec 2019	Institute for British Irish Studies	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Institute for British Irish Studies	Grant	Q4 2019	€59,000
31 Dec 2019	Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN)	Grant	Q4 2019	€12,000
31 Dec 2019	John & Pat Hume Peace & Reconciliation Foundation	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · John & Pat Hume Peace & Reconciliation Foundation	Grant	Q4 2019	€60,000
31 Dec 2019	John Hewitt Society	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · John Hewitt Society	Grant	Q4 2019	€5,923
31 Dec 2019	Junction The	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Junction The	Grant	Q4 2019	€20,000
31 Dec 2019	Kids Own Publishing	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Kids Own Publishing	Grant	Q4 2019	€15,000
31 Dec 2019	Kilcooley Womens Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Kilcooley Womens Centre	Grant	Q4 2019	€12,000
31 Dec 2019	Kilkeel Chamber of Commerce	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Kilkeel Chamber of Commerce	Grant	Q4 2019	€4,800
31 Dec 2019	Linen Hall Library	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Linen Hall Library	Grant	Q4 2019	€41,000
31 Dec 2019	Mornington Community Project	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Mornington Community Project	Grant	Q4 2019	€7,000
31 Dec 2019	New-Bridge Integrated College	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · New-Bridge Integrated College	Grant	Q4 2019	€25,913
31 Dec 2019	Newhill F.C.	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Newhill F.C.	Grant	Q4 2019	€960
31 Dec 2019	Prince’s Trust (The)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Prince’s Trust (The)	Grant	Q4 2019	€20,626
31 Dec 2019	Quaker Service	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Quaker Service	Grant	Q4 2019	€9,900
31 Dec 2019	Queens Park Womens Group	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Queens Park Womens Group	Grant	Q4 2019	€4,900
31 Dec 2019	R.E.A.C.T.	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · R.E.A.C.T.	Grant	Q4 2019	€10,828
31 Dec 2019	Red Shoe Productions	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Red Shoe Productions	Grant	Q4 2019	€22,300
31 Dec 2019	Representative Church Body	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Representative Church Body	Grant	Q4 2019	€28,355
31 Dec 2019	Rethinking Conflict	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Rethinking Conflict	Grant	Q4 2019	€57,273
31 Dec 2019	Rossinver Community Development	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Rossinver Community Development	Grant	Q4 2019	€9,000
31 Dec 2019	Saints Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Saints Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2019	€9,540
31 Dec 2019	Saphara	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Saphara	Grant	Q4 2019	€25,000
31 Dec 2019	Shankill Parish Caring Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Shankill Parish Caring Association	Grant	Q4 2019	€5,350
31 Dec 2019	St Columbs Park Reconciliation Trust	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · St Columbs Park Reconciliation Trust	Grant	Q4 2019	€21,235
31 Dec 2019	St Eugene's Cathedral	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · St Eugene's Cathedral	Grant	Q4 2019	€28,894
31 Dec 2019	St Peters Immaculata Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · St Peters Immaculata Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2019	€16,800
31 Dec 2019	Strabane Athletic Football Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Strabane Athletic Football Club	Grant	Q4 2019	€7,000
31 Dec 2019	Strabane Training Services 1990	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Strabane Training Services 1990	Grant	Q4 2019	€4,100
31 Dec 2019	Tara Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Tara Centre	Grant	Q4 2019	€20,000
31 Dec 2019	TIDES Training	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · TIDES Training	Grant	Q4 2019	€11,730
31 Dec 2019	Towards Understanding & Healing	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Towards Understanding & Healing	Grant	Q4 2019	€24,400
31 Dec 2019	Ulster Orchestra	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Ulster Orchestra	Grant	Q4 2019	€3,030
31 Dec 2019	Void Art Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Void Art Centre	Grant	Q4 2019	€30,000
31 Dec 2019	Volunteer Now	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Volunteer Now	Grant	Q4 2019	€24,000
31 Dec 2019	Youth Initiatives	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2019 · Youth Initiatives	Grant	Q4 2019	€24,000
31 Dec 2018	174 Trust	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · 174 Trust	Grant	Q4 2018	€25,000
31 Dec 2018	4 Corners Festival	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · 4 Corners Festival	Grant	Q4 2018	€12,000

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

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