The country's first shared e-scooter scheme is to be launched in Wexford town.
Around 50 of the shared electric transport devices will be made available by mobility firm Bolt in the southeast town.
The development follows the commencement of new regulations governing the use of e-scooters in May.
This allowed providers to work with local authorities to offer shared e-scooters, once they comply with the rules and meet best practice on safety.
"Scooters have the potential to change towns and cities for the better, encouraging a more sustainable and environmentally friendlier way to travel, reducing car traffic, and connecting with existing transport networks," said Aisling Dunne, Head of Public Policy for Ireland at Bolt.
"We are excited to enable people to move around in an affordable, efficient and safe way."
The scooters being deployed by Bolt will have a built-in speed-limit of 20km/h to prevent speeding.
The devices will have to be parked in mandatory parking locations in the town, similar to the shared e-bike scheme already in operation there by Bolt.
"Bolt’s existing e-bike scheme in Wexford has proved to be a popular travel option that has become an integral part of people’s daily commutes," said Claire Goodwin, outgoing Cycling and Walking Officer at Wexford County Council.
"It’s important that we give people a range of different transport options that are sustainable, convenient, and affordable, and we’re excited to be home to Ireland’s first ever e-scooter scheme, which will not only help people move around more easily, but also provide a boost to local businesses."
For additional safety, in order to operate an e-scooter, a user will have to register their details and be at least 18 years old.
The e-scooters will also have GPS tracking devices on them.
To prevent their use while the user is drunk or impaired by any other substance, the Bolt app has a cognitive test that measures their reaction time between 10pm and 5am.
The company already uses the system for the e-bikes they offer in Ireland and last month some 15.2% of potential journeys were prevented because users failed the sobriety reaction test.
The e-scooters also have a built in tandem riding prevention system to stop more than one person from riding the device at the same time.
"These kinds of 'micromobility’ schemes offer the public a range of sustainable transport choices, which is a vital contribution to the decarbonisation of transport emissions," said James Lawless, Minister of State at the Department of Transport.
"My department has recently published an advice note for local authorities to help them bring shared micromobility services to their own areas."
"We want a best practice approach to safety, planned infrastructure and the local environment, operations and monitoring. All of this will ensure that shared e-scooters are introduced in a safe and regulated manner."
It is expected that other mobility providers will begin rolling out e-scooter rental services in other locations around the country soon, following the introduction of the regulations.
Shared e-scooter schemes are already in use in many cities around the world.
However, accidents, dangerous and antisocial use and people leaving shared e-scooters lying around on pavements mean they have proven controversial in some locations, leading to them being restricted or in some cases banned.
In the last few days, Melbourne became the latest city to ban e-scooter rental after hundreds of accidents sparked outrage from the public.
Last September, Paris also outlawed them.
