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 2012	Northern Ireland Trade Union Education & Social Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Northern Ireland Trade Union Education & Social Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€50,000
31 Dec 2012	Northside Partnership	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Northside Partnership	Grant	Q4 2012	€22,600
31 Dec 2012	Pat Finucane Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Pat Finucane Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€18,000
31 Dec 2012	PeacePlayers International NI	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · PeacePlayers International NI	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	Public Achievement	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Public Achievement	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	REACH Across	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · REACH Across	Grant	Q4 2012	€8,400
31 Dec 2012	Saint Patrick's Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Saint Patrick's Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€18,000
31 Dec 2012	Saints Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Saints Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€15,000
31 Dec 2012	Shared History Interpretive Project (S.H.I.P.)	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Shared History Interpretive Project (S.H.I.P.)	Grant	Q4 2012	€6,000
31 Dec 2012	Short Strand Community Forum	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Short Strand Community Forum	Grant	Q4 2012	€9,500
31 Dec 2012	Short Strand Women's Group	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Short Strand Women's Group	Grant	Q4 2012	€7,000
31 Dec 2012	South Armagh Rural Women's Network	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · South Armagh Rural Women's Network	Grant	Q4 2012	€25,000
31 Dec 2012	South Wind Blows	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · South Wind Blows	Grant	Q4 2012	€30,000
31 Dec 2012	Speedwell Trust	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Speedwell Trust	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	St Bernadette's Primary School	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · St Bernadette's Primary School	Grant	Q4 2012	€7,000
31 Dec 2012	St John's Youth Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · St John's Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€9,000
31 Dec 2012	St Louis House	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · St Louis House	Grant	Q4 2012	€9,000
31 Dec 2012	St. Teresa's Primary School Belfast/Glór na Mara Tramore	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · St. Teresa's Primary School Belfast/Glór na Mara Tramore	Grant	Q4 2012	€3,500
31 Dec 2012	Strabane & Lifford Women's Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Strabane & Lifford Women's Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€10,000
31 Dec 2012	Tara Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Tara Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€45,000
31 Dec 2012	Teach na Daoine	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Teach na Daoine	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	Tiger's Bay Men's Group	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Tiger's Bay Men's Group	Grant	Q4 2012	€800
31 Dec 2012	Tipperary Peace Convention	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Tipperary Peace Convention	Grant	Q4 2012	€2,000
31 Dec 2012	Training for Women Network	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Training for Women Network	Grant	Q4 2012	€25,000
31 Dec 2012	Truagh Development Association	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Truagh Development Association	Grant	Q4 2012	€15,000
31 Dec 2012	Ullans Academy	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Ullans Academy	Grant	Q4 2012	€3,000
31 Dec 2012	Ulster GAA	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Ulster GAA	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	Ulster Historical Foundation	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Ulster Historical Foundation	Grant	Q4 2012	€4,000
31 Dec 2012	University College Cork, School of History	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · University College Cork, School of History	Grant	Q4 2012	€4,000
31 Dec 2012	Vine Centre	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Vine Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€8,000
31 Dec 2012	Willowfield Parish Community Association	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Willowfield Parish Community Association	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	Yes! Publications	Reconciliation Fund 2012 · Yes! Publications	Grant	Q4 2012	€4,000
31 Dec 2012	1825 Project	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · 1825 Project	Grant	Q4 2012	€30,000
31 Dec 2012	ARC Healthy Living Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · ARC Healthy Living Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€10,000
31 Dec 2012	Ardoyne Youth Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Ardoyne Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2012	€9,000
31 Dec 2012	Ardoyne Youth Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Ardoyne Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2012	€9,000
31 Dec 2012	Ards Borough & North Down Advice Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Ards Borough & North Down Advice Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€5,000
31 Dec 2012	Artillery Youth Centre	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Artillery Youth Centre	Grant	Q4 2012	€7,000
31 Dec 2012	Border Arts 2000 Ltd	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Border Arts 2000 Ltd	Grant	Q4 2012	€10,000
31 Dec 2012	Bready & District Ulster Scots	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Bready & District Ulster Scots	Grant	Q4 2012	€15,000
31 Dec 2012	British Irish Joint Study on Economic Relations	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · British Irish Joint Study on Economic Relations	Grant	Q4 2012	€30,000
31 Dec 2012	Carrickfergus YMCA	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Carrickfergus YMCA	Grant	Q4 2012	€7,000
31 Dec 2012	Clann Eireann Youth Club	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Clann Eireann Youth Club	Grant	Q4 2012	€50,000
31 Dec 2012	Clonard Neighbourhood Development Partnership	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Clonard Neighbourhood Development Partnership	Grant	Q4 2012	€3,000
31 Dec 2012	Clooney Estate Residents Association	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Clooney Estate Residents Association	Grant	Q4 2012	€4,500
31 Dec 2012	Community Relations in Schools	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Community Relations in Schools	Grant	Q4 2012	€20,000
31 Dec 2012	Corrymeela Community	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Corrymeela Community	Grant	Q4 2012	€25,000
31 Dec 2012	Cross Schools Initiative Group	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Cross Schools Initiative Group	Grant	Q4 2012	€16,750
31 Dec 2012	ECF Links	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · ECF Links	Grant	Q4 2012	€17,000
31 Dec 2012	Fellowship of Messines Association	Anti-Sectarianism Fund 2012 · Fellowship of Messines Association	Grant	Q4 2012	€25,000

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

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