Currently ride sharing is not authorised in Ireland.
Councillors in Laois are asking Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan to legislate for lift-sharing services.
If adopted, it would allow apps such as Uber to be piloted in the midlands.
Currently, ride-sharing is not authorised in Ireland with regulations only allowing people with a taxi license to charge for lifts.
Fine Gael councillor Conor Bergin, who put forward the motion, says it'd be beneficial to rural locations that are under-serviced by public and private transport:
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