Ireland publishes detailed EV charging dataset

Car park from the top with some EVs charging

The release is also a practical example of AFIR data requirements feeding into official statistics, because much of the dataset is built from charge point operator APIs supplied through Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

Ireland recorded 3,416 public charging points

The CSO reports 3,416 charging points, or EVSEs, and 3,662 connectors across 1,125 locations at the end of December 2025. It classifies 1,883 of those charging points as fast charging under its methodology, equal to 55% of the total.

The CSO definition is important: it includes AC charging above 22 kW and DC charging at 50 kW or above in the fast category, so the figure should not be compared directly with datasets using different power thresholds.

Most charging locations are urban

The release says 82% of public charging locations were in urban areas. Location counts, charging-point counts and connector counts are presented separately, which helps avoid the common problem of treating each site as a single charger.

The dataset also gives Ireland a clearer basis for comparing charging provision with vehicle uptake and with other European markets, provided the same definitions and reference dates are used.

AFIR APIs are becoming a statistics source

The underlying data come from Transport Infrastructure Ireland and are supplied by CPOs through APIs required under the EU Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. That makes the release significant beyond the headline charger count.

AFIR’s data-access requirements are intended to improve the availability and consistency of charging information. Here, those operational data feeds are being used directly to build national infrastructure statistics.

Coverage is not yet complete

The CSO labels the release as part of its Frontier Series and notes that some smaller operators without the required APIs were not fully captured by December 2025.

That means the dataset is both useful and a reminder that API compliance affects not only driver-facing services but also the quality of market monitoring. As more operators implement the required interfaces, future releases should provide a more complete picture.