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	Coiste Ghaeloideachais Chromghlinn	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Coiste Ghaeloideachais Chromghlinn	Grant	Q4 2018	€3,500
31 Dec 2018	Corpus Christi Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Corpus Christi Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,000
31 Dec 2018	Creggan Country Park Enterprises	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Creggan Country Park Enterprises	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,990
31 Dec 2018	Creggan Enterprises (1)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Creggan Enterprises (1)	Grant	Q4 2018	€68,000
31 Dec 2018	Creggan Enterprises (2)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Creggan Enterprises (2)	Grant	Q4 2018	€20,000
31 Dec 2018	Crossfire Trust	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Crossfire Trust	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,080
31 Dec 2018	Diversity Challenges	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Diversity Challenges	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,000
31 Dec 2018	Donegal Local Development CLG	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Donegal Local Development CLG	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,000
31 Dec 2018	Féile an Phobail	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Féile an Phobail	Grant	Q4 2018	€37,000
31 Dec 2018	Fellowship of Messines Association	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Fellowship of Messines Association	Grant	Q4 2018	€4,000
31 Dec 2018	Forge Family Resource Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Forge Family Resource Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€16,000
31 Dec 2018	Gallery of Photography	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Gallery of Photography	Grant	Q4 2018	€12,000
31 Dec 2018	Greater Shankill Partnership	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Greater Shankill Partnership	Grant	Q4 2018	€10,000
31 Dec 2018	Happy Days EIBF Ltd (Arts Over Borders)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Happy Days EIBF Ltd (Arts Over Borders)	Grant	Q4 2018	€10,000
31 Dec 2018	Hot Feet Ltd	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Hot Feet Ltd	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,000
31 Dec 2018	Integrated Education Fund	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Integrated Education Fund	Grant	Q4 2018	€25,000
31 Dec 2018	International School for Peace Studies	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · International School for Peace Studies	Grant	Q4 2018	€10,000
31 Dec 2018	Irish FA Foundation	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Irish FA Foundation	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,900
31 Dec 2018	Linen Hall Library	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Linen Hall Library	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,500
31 Dec 2018	Monaghan County Council	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Monaghan County Council	Grant	Q4 2018	€2,000
31 Dec 2018	Mornington Community Project	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Mornington Community Project	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,280
31 Dec 2018	New-Bridge Integrated College	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · New-Bridge Integrated College	Grant	Q4 2018	€20,050
31 Dec 2018	Newhill Football Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Newhill Football Club	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,660
31 Dec 2018	North West Cultural Partnership	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · North West Cultural Partnership	Grant	Q4 2018	€17,500
31 Dec 2018	Northern Ireland Retired Prison Officers Fellowship	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Northern Ireland Retired Prison Officers Fellowship	Grant	Q4 2018	€10,000
31 Dec 2018	Northern Ireland Trade Union Educational & Social Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Northern Ireland Trade Union Educational & Social Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,225
31 Dec 2018	Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,800
31 Dec 2018	Peaceful Futures South Armagh	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Peaceful Futures South Armagh	Grant	Q4 2018	€40,000
31 Dec 2018	Poetry Ireland	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Poetry Ireland	Grant	Q4 2018	€10,100
31 Dec 2018	Pretani Associates	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Pretani Associates	Grant	Q4 2018	€4,000
31 Dec 2018	Quaker Service	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Quaker Service	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,600
31 Dec 2018	REACT	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · REACT	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,905
31 Dec 2018	Reform Group	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Reform Group	Grant	Q4 2018	€575
31 Dec 2018	Rethinking Conflict	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Rethinking Conflict	Grant	Q4 2018	€60,000
31 Dec 2018	Rossinver Community Delvelopment Project	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Rossinver Community Delvelopment Project	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,905
31 Dec 2018	Rural Community Network	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Rural Community Network	Grant	Q4 2018	€12,800
31 Dec 2018	Ryan Mc Bride Foundation	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Ryan Mc Bride Foundation	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,870
31 Dec 2018	Seagoe Football Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Seagoe Football Club	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,910
31 Dec 2018	Shamrocks Youth Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Shamrocks Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,000
31 Dec 2018	Siege Museum	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Siege Museum	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,340
31 Dec 2018	Silvery Light Sailing	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Silvery Light Sailing	Grant	Q4 2018	€11,180
31 Dec 2018	Smashing Times	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Smashing Times	Grant	Q4 2018	€20,000
31 Dec 2018	Spartans Amateur Boxing Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Spartans Amateur Boxing Club	Grant	Q4 2018	€8,000
31 Dec 2018	St. Matthews Football Club	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · St. Matthews Football Club	Grant	Q4 2018	€6,440
31 Dec 2018	St. Peters Immaculata Youth Centre (1)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · St. Peters Immaculata Youth Centre (1)	Grant	Q4 2018	€9,000
31 Dec 2018	St. Peters Immaculata Youth Centre (2)	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · St. Peters Immaculata Youth Centre (2)	Grant	Q4 2018	€10,000
31 Dec 2018	Truth & Reconciliation Forum	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Truth & Reconciliation Forum	Grant	Q4 2018	€20,000
31 Dec 2018	UCD National Folklore Collection	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · UCD National Folklore Collection	Grant	Q4 2018	€5,000
31 Dec 2018	University of Liverpool	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · University of Liverpool	Grant	Q4 2018	€45,000
31 Dec 2018	Void Art Centre	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2018 · Void Art Centre	Grant	Q4 2018	€4,000

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

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