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	Northern Ireland Trade Union Educational and Social Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Northern Ireland Trade Union Educational and Social Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€50,000
31 Dec 2013	Northern Ireland Women's European Platform	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Northern Ireland Women's European Platform	Grant	Q4 2013	€14,000
31 Dec 2013	Northside Partnership	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Northside Partnership	Grant	Q4 2013	€11,600
31 Dec 2013	Partners, Training for Transformation	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Partners, Training for Transformation	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	Patrician Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Patrician Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	Peace Players International N.I.	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Peace Players International N.I.	Grant	Q4 2013	€16,000
31 Dec 2013	Playhouse Derry	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Playhouse Derry	Grant	Q4 2013	€25,000
31 Dec 2013	POBAL, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · POBAL, Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich	Grant	Q4 2013	€5,000
31 Dec 2013	Queen's University Belfast - School of Law	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Queen's University Belfast - School of Law	Grant	Q4 2013	€40,000
31 Dec 2013	R.E.A.C.H Across	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · R.E.A.C.H Across	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Restorative Justice Forum	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Restorative Justice Forum	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Rossinver Community Development Company	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Rossinver Community Development Company	Grant	Q4 2013	€1,000
31 Dec 2013	Rural Community Network	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Rural Community Network	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Shankill Women's Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Shankill Women's Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	Shimna Integrated College	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Shimna Integrated College	Grant	Q4 2013	€25,000
31 Dec 2013	Short Strand Womens Group	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Short Strand Womens Group	Grant	Q4 2013	€5,000
31 Dec 2013	Skegoneill Glandore Common Purpose	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Skegoneill Glandore Common Purpose	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	South Wind Blows	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · South Wind Blows	Grant	Q4 2013	€30,000
31 Dec 2013	Speedwell Trust	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Speedwell Trust	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Spectrum Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Spectrum Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	St Columb's Park House	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · St Columb's Park House	Grant	Q4 2013	€2,000
31 Dec 2013	St John Vianney Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · St John Vianney Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	St John's Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · St John's Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	St Patrick Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · St Patrick Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€12,000
31 Dec 2013	Tara Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Tara Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€45,000
31 Dec 2013	Training for Women Network	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Training for Women Network	Grant	Q4 2013	€30,000
31 Dec 2013	British Irish Joint Study on Economic Relations	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · British Irish Joint Study on Economic Relations	Grant	Q4 2013	€43,083
31 Dec 2013	Ullans Academy	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ullans Academy	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	Ulster Canada Initiative	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ulster Canada Initiative	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,000
31 Dec 2013	Ulster Canada Initiative	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ulster Canada Initiative	Grant	Q4 2013	€3,000
31 Dec 2013	Ulster Centenerary Committee	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Ulster Centenerary Committee	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	Unionist Centenary Committee	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · Unionist Centenary Committee	Grant	Q4 2013	€5,000
31 Dec 2013	University College Cork	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · University College Cork	Grant	Q4 2013	€5,000
31 Dec 2013	University College Galway	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · University College Galway	Grant	Q4 2013	€2,500
31 Dec 2013	University of Ulster	Reconciliation Fund 2013 · University of Ulster	Grant	Q4 2013	€50,000
31 Dec 2013	1825 Project	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · 1825 Project	Grant	Q4 2013	€17,000
31 Dec 2013	An Eochair - Clondara Historical & Cultural Group	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · An Eochair - Clondara Historical & Cultural Group	Grant	Q4 2013	€18,000
31 Dec 2013	ARC Healthy Living Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · ARC Healthy Living Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Ardoyne Kickhams	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Ardoyne Kickhams	Grant	Q4 2013	€1,000
31 Dec 2013	Border Arts 2000 Ltd	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Border Arts 2000 Ltd	Grant	Q4 2013	€11,000
31 Dec 2013	Carrickfergus YMCA	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Carrickfergus YMCA	Grant	Q4 2013	€7,000
31 Dec 2013	Cavan County Museum	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Cavan County Museum	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	City of Londonderry Grand Orange Lodge	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · City of Londonderry Grand Orange Lodge	Grant	Q4 2013	€18,000
31 Dec 2013	Clooney Estate Residents Association	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Clooney Estate Residents Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€3,400
31 Dec 2013	Community Relations in Schools	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Community Relations in Schools	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Corrymeela Community	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Corrymeela Community	Grant	Q4 2013	€50,000
31 Dec 2013	Dove House	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Dove House	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Eastside Amateur Boxing Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Eastside Amateur Boxing Club	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,000
31 Dec 2013	ECF Links	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · ECF Links	Grant	Q4 2013	€20,000
31 Dec 2013	Forthwilliam & Macrory Presbyterian Church	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Forthwilliam & Macrory Presbyterian Church	Grant	Q4 2013	€14,000

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

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