Public body

Department of Foreign Affairs

What this means

  • The Department of Foreign Affairs is an Irish government department that manages the country's relations with other nations, runs its diplomatic network, and provides passport and consular services to citizens.[source]
  • The department is responsible for issuing Irish passports and deciding who is entitled to one, making it directly relevant to millions of Irish citizens at home and abroad.[source]
  • Through Irish Aid, the department runs Ireland's overseas development programme, funding international development cooperation and humanitarian responses around the world.[source]
  • The government has committed to working toward spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid, though this target is currently listed as in progress rather than achieved.[source]
  • The department holds three formal mandates covering foreign relations, passport issuance, and overseas aid, giving it a broad role in how Ireland engages with the rest of the world.[source][source]

Direct impact (7)

Indirect impact (6)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

  • holds role: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via helen-mcentee
    Dáil ÉireannBody
  • holds role: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade → holds role: Minister for Defence2-hop via helen-mcentee
    Department of DefenceBody
  • holds role: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade → responsible for commitment2-hop via helen-mcentee
    Achieve Level of Ambition 2 for the Defence ForcesCommitment
  • holds role: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade → responsible for commitment2-hop via helen-mcentee
    Deliver a primary radar capability for Irish airspaceCommitment
  • holds role: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade → member of party2-hop via helen-mcentee
    Fine GaelParty
  • holds role: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and at the Department of Defence → member of party2-hop via thomas-byrne
    Fianna FáilParty

Summary derived from the records cited above. Read the methodology to understand how this is generated.

Relationship map

Conduct of foreign relations and diplomatic representation - owns statutory mandateMConduct of foreign relati…owns statutory mandateIssue of Irish passports - owns statutory mandateMIssue of Irish passportsowns statutory mandateDelivery of the official development assistance programme - owns statutory mandateMDelivery of the official …owns statutory mandateMake progress towards 0.7% of GNI on overseas aid - responsible for commitmentCMake progress towards 0.7…responsible for commitmentHelen McEntee - holds role: Minister for Foreign Affairs and TradeOHelen McEnteeholds role: Minister for Fore…Neale Richmond - holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeONeale Richmondholds role: Minister of State…Thomas Byrne - holds role: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and at the Department of DefenceOThomas Byrneholds role: Minister of State…BDepartment of Foreign Affairs

One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.

Accountability scores

Fiscal stewardship

Body score · method accountability-2.0.0 · as of 2026-05-23

1 budget votes0 with outturnCoverage 0% — not yet verifiable

Decomposes into 1 row — click any row to verify the underlying record.

  • Vote 28 — Foreign Affairs (2025)€1.23bn
    outturn not publishedvariance n/aunverifiableno published outturn: excluded from stewardship rate, lowers coverage

Statutory mandates (3)

Responsible for 1 commitment

Relationships

No relationships recorded for this entity yet.

Budget votes (1)

  • Vote 28 — Foreign Affairs (2025)allocation €1.23bn · outturn not published

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