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 2018	North Belfast Interface Network	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · North Belfast Interface Network	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,000
31 Dec 2018	National University of Ireland Galway	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · National University of Ireland Galway	Grant	Q4 2018	€3,000
31 Dec 2018	Partners in Catalyst	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Partners in Catalyst	Grant	Q4 2018	€4,000
31 Dec 2018	Pat Finucane Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Pat Finucane Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€49,880
31 Dec 2018	Patrician Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Patrician Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,000
31 Dec 2018	Peaceful Futures South Armagh	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Peaceful Futures South Armagh	Grant	Q4 2018	€40,000
31 Dec 2018	Positive Steps Community Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Positive Steps Community Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€7,850
31 Dec 2018	Public Policy Forum NI	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Public Policy Forum NI	Grant	Q4 2018	€100,000
31 Dec 2018	Queenspark Women’s Group	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Queenspark Women’s Group	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,000
31 Dec 2018	Rasharkin & District Rural Cultural & Education Society	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Rasharkin & District Rural Cultural & Education Society	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,000
31 Dec 2018	Rasharkin Residents Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Rasharkin Residents Association	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,800
31 Dec 2018	Richmount Rural Community Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Richmount Rural Community Association	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,570
31 Dec 2018	Saint Patrick Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Saint Patrick Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,000
31 Dec 2018	Shared History Interpretive Project (SHIP)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Shared History Interpretive Project (SHIP)	Grant	Q4 2018	€4,000
31 Dec 2018	Speedwell Trust	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Speedwell Trust	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,500
31 Dec 2018	St. Matthew’s Football Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · St. Matthew’s Football Club	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,000
31 Dec 2018	St. Columb’s Cathedral	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · St. Columb’s Cathedral	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,000
31 Dec 2018	Tara Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Tara Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€20,000
31 Dec 2018	The Junction	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · The Junction	Grant	Q4 2018	€11,994
31 Dec 2018	TIDES	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · TIDES	Grant	Q4 2018	€13,152
31 Dec 2018	Towards Understanding & Healing	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Towards Understanding & Healing	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,050
31 Dec 2018	Training for Women Network	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Training for Women Network	Grant	Q4 2018	€18,000
31 Dec 2018	Truth & Reconciliation Platform	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Truth & Reconciliation Platform	Grant	Q4 2018	€20,000
31 Dec 2018	Twadell and Woodvale Residents Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Twadell and Woodvale Residents Association	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,000
31 Dec 2018	Ullans Academy	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Ullans Academy	Grant	Q4 2018	€1,500
31 Dec 2018	Ulster GAA	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Ulster GAA	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,280
31 Dec 2018	Ulster Orchestra Society	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Ulster Orchestra Society	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,024
31 Dec 2018	Washington Ireland Programme	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Washington Ireland Programme	Grant	Q4 2018	€16,000
31 Dec 2018	Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership	Grant	Q4 2018	€11,000
31 Dec 2018	West Cork History Festival	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · West Cork History Festival	Grant	Q4 2018	€1,500
31 Dec 2018	Women’s Tec	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Women’s Tec	Grant	Q4 2018	€12,000
31 Dec 2018	Youth Link	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 1 2018 · Youth Link	Grant	Q4 2018	€53,002
31 Dec 2018	174 Trust	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · 174 Trust	Grant	Q4 2018	€14,000
31 Dec 2018	14-18 NOW	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · 14-18 NOW	Grant	Q4 2018	€19,000
31 Dec 2018	An Gaeláras (1)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · An Gaeláras (1)	Grant	Q4 2018	€10,000
31 Dec 2018	An Gaeláras (2)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · An Gaeláras (2)	Grant	Q4 2018	€11,000
31 Dec 2018	Armagh Pipers Club (1)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Armagh Pipers Club (1)	Grant	Q4 2018	€10,000
31 Dec 2018	Armagh Pipers Club (2)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Armagh Pipers Club (2)	Grant	Q4 2018	€15,000
31 Dec 2018	Ballymoney & District Cultural & Heritage Society	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Ballymoney & District Cultural & Heritage Society	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,000
31 Dec 2018	Bardic Educational Arts & Media	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Bardic Educational Arts & Media	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,270
31 Dec 2018	Belfast Charitable Society	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Belfast Charitable Society	Grant	Q4 2018	€1,500
31 Dec 2018	Belfast YMCA	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Belfast YMCA	Grant	Q4 2018	€7,985
31 Dec 2018	Bready & District Ulster Scots Development Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Bready & District Ulster Scots Development Association	Grant	Q4 2018	€14,000
31 Dec 2018	Cathedral Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Cathedral Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,525
31 Dec 2018	Centre for Cross Border Studies	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Centre for Cross Border Studies	Grant	Q4 2018	€13,198
31 Dec 2018	Centre for Studies in Irish Protestantism	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Centre for Studies in Irish Protestantism	Grant	Q4 2018	€49,337
31 Dec 2018	City Centre Initiative	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · City Centre Initiative	Grant	Q4 2018	€12,000
31 Dec 2018	Clonard Monastery Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Clonard Monastery Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,000
31 Dec 2018	Clooney Estate Residents Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Clooney Estate Residents Association	Grant	Q4 2018	€7,600
31 Dec 2018	Connaught Rangers Research Group	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Connaught Rangers Research Group	Grant	Q4 2018	€3,500

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

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