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	Galliagh Women's Group	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Galliagh Women's Group	Grant	Q4 2013	€7,500
31 Dec 2013	Gasyard Wall Féile	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Gasyard Wall Féile	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	Gleann Amateur Boxing Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Gleann Amateur Boxing Club	Grant	Q4 2013	€6,000
31 Dec 2013	Holy Trinity Youth Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Holy Trinity Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	Ligoniel Improvement Association	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Ligoniel Improvement Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€6,000
31 Dec 2013	Magherafelt Olympic Football Team	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Magherafelt Olympic Football Team	Grant	Q4 2013	€2,000
31 Dec 2013	Mediation Northern Ireland	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Mediation Northern Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€14,000
31 Dec 2013	New Lodge Arts	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · New Lodge Arts	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Newhill Football Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Newhill Football Club	Grant	Q4 2013	€6,000
31 Dec 2013	North Belfast Interface Network	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · North Belfast Interface Network	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	North Down Community Assistance	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · North Down Community Assistance	Grant	Q4 2013	€10,000
31 Dec 2013	Northern Ireland Youth Forum	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Northern Ireland Youth Forum	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	OLD LIBRARY TRUST	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · OLD LIBRARY TRUST	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Partners in Catalyst	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Partners in Catalyst	Grant	Q4 2013	€18,000
31 Dec 2013	Quaker Service	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Quaker Service	Grant	Q4 2013	€2,500
31 Dec 2013	Queen's Park Women's Goup	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Queen's Park Women's Goup	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Rights Watch UK	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Rights Watch UK	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	Rights Watch UK	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Rights Watch UK	Grant	Q4 2013	€16,000
31 Dec 2013	Rosario Youth Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Rosario Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€6,500
31 Dec 2013	Seaview Enterprises	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Seaview Enterprises	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Seven Towers Community & Cultural Education Association	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Seven Towers Community & Cultural Education Association	Grant	Q4 2013	€5,000
31 Dec 2013	Shankill Parish Caring Association (Jethro Centre)	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Shankill Parish Caring Association (Jethro Centre)	Grant	Q4 2013	€15,000
31 Dec 2013	St Malachy's Youth Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · St Malachy's Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€4,500
31 Dec 2013	St Theresa's Youth Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · St Theresa's Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2013	€8,000
31 Dec 2013	Stranorlar Meenglass & Kilteevogue Football Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Stranorlar Meenglass & Kilteevogue Football Club	Grant	Q4 2013	€2,000
31 Dec 2013	Trademark	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Trademark	Grant	Q4 2013	€9,000
31 Dec 2013	Youth Action Northern Ireland	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Youth Action Northern Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€30,000
31 Dec 2013	Youth Initiatives	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Youth Initiatives	Grant	Q4 2013	€18,000
31 Dec 2013	Youth Link Northern Ireland	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2013 · Youth Link Northern Ireland	Grant	Q4 2013	€49,000
31 Dec 2012	174 Trust	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · 174 Trust	Grant	Q4 2012	€40,000
31 Dec 2012	An Gaeláras	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · An Gaeláras	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	APAC Ireland	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · APAC Ireland	Grant	Q4 2012	€9,000
31 Dec 2012	Ardoyne Fleadh	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Ardoyne Fleadh	Grant	Q4 2012	€10,000
31 Dec 2012	Arts for All	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Arts for All	Grant	Q4 2012	€18,000
31 Dec 2012	Ashton Community Trust	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Ashton Community Trust	Grant	Q4 2012	€12,000
31 Dec 2012	Ballycarry Community Association	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Ballycarry Community Association	Grant	Q4 2012	€5,000
31 Dec 2012	Ballykeel 2 Community House	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Ballykeel 2 Community House	Grant	Q4 2012	€3,000
31 Dec 2012	Bright Brand New Day	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Bright Brand New Day	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	British Irish Association	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · British Irish Association	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	British Irish Rights Watch	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · British Irish Rights Watch	Grant	Q4 2012	€25,000
31 Dec 2012	CAIN Web Service, University of Ulster	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · CAIN Web Service, University of Ulster	Grant	Q4 2012	€45,000
31 Dec 2012	CALMS	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · CALMS	Grant	Q4 2012	€10,000
31 Dec 2012	Cardinal Tómas Ó Fiach Memorial Library	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Cardinal Tómas Ó Fiach Memorial Library	Grant	Q4 2012	€22,500
31 Dec 2012	Carnagh Border Community	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Carnagh Border Community	Grant	Q4 2012	€2,500
31 Dec 2012	Cavan County Museum	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Cavan County Museum	Grant	Q4 2012	€14,750
31 Dec 2012	China Presbyterian Missionaries Project	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · China Presbyterian Missionaries Project	Grant	Q4 2012	€2,000
31 Dec 2012	Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry & Raphoe	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Church of Ireland Diocese of Derry & Raphoe	Grant	Q4 2012	€18,000
31 Dec 2012	Cinemagic	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Cinemagic	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	Citizens of Senior Years (COSY Club)	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Citizens of Senior Years (COSY Club)	Grant	Q4 2012	€4,000
31 Dec 2012	City Centre Initiative	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · City Centre Initiative	Grant	Q4 2012	€10,000

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

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