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 Mar 2019	COLT TELECOM	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€22,269
31 Mar 2019	DAON	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€75,331
31 Mar 2019	DATASAT COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€20,700
31 Mar 2019	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€45,756
31 Mar 2019	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€163,252
31 Mar 2019	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€225,904
31 Mar 2019	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€1,202,940
31 Mar 2019	DE LA RUE SMURFIT	PASSPORT BOOKLETS	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€30,910
31 Mar 2019	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT <€1,000	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€21,587
31 Mar 2019	DELL COMPUTER	OFFICE & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT <€1,000	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€21,587
31 Mar 2019	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€43,508
31 Mar 2019	IT ROLLOUT CONSULTANCY	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€52,628
31 Mar 2019	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€35,199
31 Mar 2019	JK NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€46,381
31 Mar 2019	MALACHY WALSH AND CO LTD	PREMISES PROFESSIONAL FEES	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€42,287
31 Mar 2019	MERCER IRELAND LTD	PUBLICATIONS	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€29,674
31 Mar 2019	MICROMAIL	LICENCES ICT	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€424,441
31 Mar 2019	PHD MEDIA (IRELAND) LTD	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€121,296
31 Mar 2019	PHD MEDIA (IRELAND) LTD	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€79,153
31 Mar 2019	PHD MEDIA (IRELAND) LTD	PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€38,118
31 Mar 2019	PLANNET 21 COMMUNICATIONS LTD	COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€21,697
31 Mar 2019	DC KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€44,280
31 Mar 2019	DC KAVANAGH	PRINTING AND STATIONERY	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€35,424
31 Mar 2019	PUCA TECHNOLOGIES LTD	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE ICT	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€28,912
31 Mar 2019	SOS INTERNATIONAL	MEMBERSHIP FEES	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€20,783
31 Mar 2019	UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK	COURSE FEES	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€60,000
31 Mar 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€44,882
31 Mar 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€44,882
31 Mar 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€44,882
31 Mar 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€37,743
31 Mar 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€36,528
31 Mar 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€36,253
31 Mar 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€36,253
31 Mar 2019	VODAFONE IRELAND LIMITED	PRIVATE CIRCUITS RENTAL & INSTALLATION	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€36,253
31 Mar 2019	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€43,963
31 Mar 2019	ZERO DOWNTIME LTD	OUTSOURCING	Purchase Order	Q1 2019	€36,118
31 Mar 2020	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€21,064
31 Mar 2020	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€20,787
31 Mar 2020	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€51,187
31 Mar 2020	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	LICENCES	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€36,008
31 Mar 2020	ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS	SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (I.T.)	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€21,648
31 Mar 2020	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HQ)	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€22,504
31 Mar 2020	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HQ)	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€22,504
31 Mar 2020	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HQ)	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€22,504
31 Mar 2020	ACCENT FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD	CLEANING CONTRACTS (HQ)	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€22,504
31 Mar 2020	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€103,925
31 Mar 2020	ACTION POINT INNOVATION LTD	COMPUTER SOFTWARE	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€62,360
31 Mar 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€45,516
31 Mar 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€26,742
31 Mar 2020	AN POST	POSTAGE & OTHER COURIER COSTS	Purchase Order	Q1 2020	€41,109

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

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