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 2014	Youthlink	Reconciliation Fund Tranche 2 2014 · Youthlink	Grant	Q4 2014	€15,000
31 Dec 2014	1825 Project Ltd	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · 1825 Project Ltd	Grant	Q4 2014	€12,000
31 Dec 2014	ARC Healthy Living	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · ARC Healthy Living	Grant	Q4 2014	€10,000
31 Dec 2014	Braid Amateur Boxing Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Braid Amateur Boxing Club	Grant	Q4 2014	€5,000
31 Dec 2014	Cathedral Youth Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Cathedral Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2014	€9,000
31 Dec 2014	Christ Church Derry	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Christ Church Derry	Grant	Q4 2014	€20,000
31 Dec 2014	Clann Eireann Youth Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Clann Eireann Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2014	€50,000
31 Dec 2014	Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Cliftonville Community Regeneration Forum	Grant	Q4 2014	€4,000
31 Dec 2014	Donegal County Museum	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Donegal County Museum	Grant	Q4 2014	€3,500
31 Dec 2014	Fighting Words	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Fighting Words	Grant	Q4 2014	€15,000
31 Dec 2014	Forthspring Inter Community Group	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Forthspring Inter Community Group	Grant	Q4 2014	€12,000
31 Dec 2014	Gleann Amateur Boxing Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Gleann Amateur Boxing Club	Grant	Q4 2014	€6,000
31 Dec 2014	Groundwork NI	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Groundwork NI	Grant	Q4 2014	€25,000
31 Dec 2014	Interaction Belfast	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Interaction Belfast	Grant	Q4 2014	€20,000
31 Dec 2014	Irish School of Ecumenics Trust	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Irish School of Ecumenics Trust	Grant	Q4 2014	€18,000
31 Dec 2014	Irish Street Community Foundation	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Irish Street Community Foundation	Grant	Q4 2014	€2,500
31 Dec 2014	Kingdom Youth Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Kingdom Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2014	€7,000
31 Dec 2014	Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Lower Ormeau Residents Action Group	Grant	Q4 2014	€6,500
31 Dec 2014	New Lodge Arts	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · New Lodge Arts	Grant	Q4 2014	€10,000
31 Dec 2014	Newhill Football Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Newhill Football Club	Grant	Q4 2014	€7,000
31 Dec 2014	North Belfast Community Development & Transition Group	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · North Belfast Community Development & Transition Group	Grant	Q4 2014	€9,000
31 Dec 2014	REACT NI	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · REACT NI	Grant	Q4 2014	€10,000
31 Dec 2014	St Peter’s Immaculata Youth Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · St Peter’s Immaculata Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2014	€8,500
31 Dec 2014	Top of the Hill	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Top of the Hill	Grant	Q4 2014	€5,000
31 Dec 2014	Upper Ardoyne Youth Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Upper Ardoyne Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2014	€4,000
31 Dec 2014	Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership	Grant	Q4 2014	€10,000
31 Dec 2014	WheelWorks	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2014 · WheelWorks	Grant	Q4 2014	€12,000
31 Dec 2013	1st West Belfast Ladies Somme Society	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · 1st West Belfast Ladies Somme Society	Grant	Q4 2013	€2,000
31 Dec 2013	15 Years On Group	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · 15 Years On Group	Grant	Q4 2013	€1,500
31 Dec 2013	36th (Ulster) Division Memorial Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · 36th (Ulster) Division Memorial Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	174 Trust	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · 174 Trust	Grant	Q4 2013	€35,000
31 Dec 2013	All-Ireland Schools' Choir C/o Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · All-Ireland Schools' Choir C/o Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€40,000
31 Dec 2013	APAC Ireland	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · APAC Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Apac Ireland	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Apac Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,000
31 Dec 2013	Ardoyne Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ardoyne Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€25,000
31 Dec 2013	Ardoyne Fleadh	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ardoyne Fleadh	Grant	Q4 2013	€11,000
31 Dec 2013	Arts for All	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Arts for All	Grant	Q4 2013	€18,000
31 Dec 2013	Ballybeen Women's Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ballybeen Women's Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	Ballykeel 11 Residents Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ballykeel 11 Residents Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,000
31 Dec 2013	Ballymac Friendship Trust	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ballymac Friendship Trust	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Belfast City Council (Ulster Centenary Exhibition)	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Belfast City Council (Ulster Centenary Exhibition)	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,600
31 Dec 2013	Belfast Interface project	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Belfast Interface project	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Belfast Y.M.C.A.	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Belfast Y.M.C.A.	Grant	Q4 2013	€7,000
31 Dec 2013	Belong To Youth Service	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Belong To Youth Service	Grant	Q4 2013	€6,000
31 Dec 2013	British Irish Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · British Irish Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Carrick Hill Residents' Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Carrick Hill Residents' Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Centre for the Study of Irish Protestantism Maynooth College	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Centre for the Study of Irish Protestantism Maynooth College	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,000
31 Dec 2013	Charter NI	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Charter NI	Grant	Q4 2013	€25,000
31 Dec 2013	City Centre Initiative (CCI)	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · City Centre Initiative (CCI)	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Clare Youth Service	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Clare Youth Service	Grant	Q4 2013	€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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