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 2013	Clonard Reconciliation Mission	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Clonard Reconciliation Mission	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	Coalisland Residents & Community Forum	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Coalisland Residents & Community Forum	Grant	Q4 2013	€25,000
31 Dec 2013	Community Change	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Community Change	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Community Foundation for Northern Ireland	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Community Foundation for Northern Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€30,000
31 Dec 2013	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€380,000
31 Dec 2013	Co-operation Ireland	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Co-operation Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Corpus Christi Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Corpus Christi Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	County Fermanagh Grand Orange Lodge	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · County Fermanagh Grand Orange Lodge	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	County Monaghan Community Network	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · County Monaghan Community Network	Grant	Q4 2013	€18,000
31 Dec 2013	Creggan Youth Drop-In Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Creggan Youth Drop-In Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Cumann Culturtha Mhic Reachtain	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Cumann Culturtha Mhic Reachtain	Grant	Q4 2013	€5,000
31 Dec 2013	Derry Theatre Trust T/A The Millennium Forum	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Derry Theatre Trust T/A The Millennium Forum	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Diocese of Derry & Raphoe (The Church of Ireland)	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Diocese of Derry & Raphoe (The Church of Ireland)	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Donegal Youth Service	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Donegal Youth Service	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Drum Village Dev assoc Ltd	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Drum Village Dev assoc Ltd	Grant	Q4 2013	€3,000
31 Dec 2013	East Belfast Mission	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · East Belfast Mission	Grant	Q4 2013	€40,000
31 Dec 2013	Epworth Methodist Church Bonfire Group	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Epworth Methodist Church Bonfire Group	Grant	Q4 2013	€3,000
31 Dec 2013	Fit Kidz	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Fit Kidz	Grant	Q4 2013	€11,000
31 Dec 2013	Football in the Community /Teenage Kickz	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Football in the Community /Teenage Kickz	Grant	Q4 2013	€11,000
31 Dec 2013	Forge Family Resource Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Forge Family Resource Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Fountain Dance Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Fountain Dance Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Friends of Aghadrumsee School	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Friends of Aghadrumsee School	Grant	Q4 2013	€5,000
31 Dec 2013	Glencree Centre for Reconciliation	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Glencree Centre for Reconciliation	Grant	Q4 2013	€142,000
31 Dec 2013	Greenore Greencastle Community Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Greenore Greencastle Community Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Groundwork N.I.	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Groundwork N.I.	Grant	Q4 2013	€25,000
31 Dec 2013	Harmoney Community Trust	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Harmoney Community Trust	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Healing Through Remembering	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Healing Through Remembering	Grant	Q4 2013	€24,000
31 Dec 2013	Holy Cross Retreat	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Holy Cross Retreat	Grant	Q4 2013	€40,000
31 Dec 2013	Holy Family Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Holy Family Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	Inishowen DevelopmentPartnership /Football4Peace	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Inishowen DevelopmentPartnership /Football4Peace	Grant	Q4 2013	€6,000
31 Dec 2013	Inniskillings Museum	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Inniskillings Museum	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,000
31 Dec 2013	Institute for British-Irish Studies UCD	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Institute for British-Irish Studies UCD	Grant	Q4 2013	€30,000
31 Dec 2013	Institute for Conflict Research	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Institute for Conflict Research	Grant	Q4 2013	€22,000
31 Dec 2013	Inter-Action Belfast	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Inter-Action Belfast	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	International Centre for Local & Regional Development	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · International Centre for Local & Regional Development	Grant	Q4 2013	€25,000
31 Dec 2013	Irish Association for Cultural Economic & Social Relations	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Irish Association for Cultural Economic & Social Relations	Grant	Q4 2013	€12,000
31 Dec 2013	Irish Football Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Irish Football Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Kids in Control	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Kids in Control	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	Kid's Own Publishing Partnership	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Kid's Own Publishing Partnership	Grant	Q4 2013	€25,000
31 Dec 2013	Kilcooley Women's Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Kilcooley Women's Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€22,000
31 Dec 2013	Knockconan Border Summer Camp	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Knockconan Border Summer Camp	Grant	Q4 2013	€5,000
31 Dec 2013	Le Chéile CDP Beyond Beliefs Project	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Le Chéile CDP Beyond Beliefs Project	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,000
31 Dec 2013	Ligoniel Family Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ligoniel Family Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€2,000
31 Dec 2013	Maiden City Festival	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Maiden City Festival	Grant	Q4 2013	€35,000
31 Dec 2013	Mullacreevie Development Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Mullacreevie Development Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€2,500
31 Dec 2013	Newry Maritime Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Newry Maritime Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,000
31 Dec 2013	Newtowncunningham CDI	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Newtowncunningham CDI	Grant	Q4 2013	€11,000
31 Dec 2013	N.I Council for Integrated Education	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · N.I Council for Integrated Education	Grant	Q4 2013	€38,000
31 Dec 2013	NIMMA - N.I. Mixed Marriage Association	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · NIMMA - N.I. Mixed Marriage Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€12,500
31 Dec 2013	Northern Ireland Children's Enterprises (NICE)	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Northern Ireland Children's Enterprises (NICE)	Grant	Q4 2013	€16,000

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

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