Policy Statement on Shared Mobility

The Department of Transport has developed a new Policy Statement on Shared Mobility and the Provision of Hubs. The Statement builds on commitments in the National Sustainable Mobility Policy (SMP) and annual Climate Action Plans to support the expansion of shared mobility options, with a particular focus on the development of shared mobility hubs. This Statement, which was published in June 2025, is available to access below,

Within the context of the Statement, shared mobility means transport assets (e.g. bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, e-cargo bikes, electric vehicles etc) that are provided for shared use on a private rental basis, as distinct from the sharing of journeys with other users via public transport services or car-pooling. The Statement echoes the 2025 Programme for Government ambition to establish mobility hubs in every local authority area across Ireland.

To inform the development of the Policy Statement, the Department of Transport published an Issues Paper entitled Shared Mobility Hubs: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities as part of a public consultation process in 2024. The views from this process are captured in the Report on Public Consultation Process below.

Also in 2024, and related to this policy area, the Department published an Advice Note for local authorities on Shared Micromobility Services. The aim of the note is to build a best practice approach to the delivery of these services, to bring coherence to their provision nationally and to assist local authorities in their engagement with private operators on issues such as, but not limited to, safety, data-sharing, infrastructure, parking, operations, charging and monitoring. It is expected that the contents of this note will be updated as models for the delivery of services evolve in line with work being undertaken by the Department and the National Transport Authority.