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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Ireland (CILT Ireland) is the professional body representing the logistics, transport and supply chain sectors in Ireland. It operates as the Irish national council of the global Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport network, a worldwide membership organisation dedicated to advancing standards, education and professional practice across the logistics and transport industries.
CILT Ireland’s mission is to enhance standards within the transport and logistics professions, support career development, foster professional networks, and contribute to informed public debate on transport and logistics policy. It does this through professional qualifications, education and training programmes, events, publications, and structured engagement with government and industry stakeholders.
Through its membership base, which includes individual professionals, corporate members and industry leaders, the institute provides a forum for sharing expertise, discussing key challenges facing the sector, and promoting best practice across the supply chain.
A core part of CILT Ireland’s contribution to national policy is systematic policy research and formal submissions on transport, logistics, supply chain and mobility issues. The institute maintains a dedicated Policy Section on its website, which hosts:
Policy Documents setting out the institute’s position on key issues such as sustainable mobility, planning policy, climate action and Brexit impacts on movement of goods.
Formal Submissions to Government and Public Bodies, presenting CILT Ireland’s evidence-based recommendations in response to public consultations on national strategies (for example, submissions on national ports policy, the haulage sector strategy, or alternative fuels infrastructure).
Briefing Notes and other resources that analyse current developments in transport and logistics and provide accessible summaries for policymakers, industry leaders and members.
These outputs are typically prepared by a Policy Committee composed of industry practitioners, academic researchers and subject matter experts, ensuring that CILT’s policy positions are grounded in professional experience as well as research.
CILT Ireland’s policy work contributes to national transport and logistics discourse in several ways:
Consultation Input: By making formal submissions to national consultations on transport, infrastructure, safety and environmental policy, CILT ensures that the practical perspectives of logistics and transport professionals are included in policy formulation.
Research and Evidence: Policy documents such as evaluations of Ireland’s transport planning frameworks or decarbonisation strategies provide policymakers with independent analysis of how national policies align (or misalign) with industry needs and international frameworks. For example, CILT research has assessed Ireland’s transport planning structures against European Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning requirements.
Bridging Industry and Government: Through its network of members across sectors, CILT acts as a bridge between government bodies (such as the National Transport Authority or Department of Transport) and practitioners in logistics, supply chain and transport operations, helping to translate policy language into operational concerns and vice versa.
Thought Leadership: CILT’s policy outputs and events help frame emerging topics—such as sustainable logistics, climate change mitigation, and digitalisation of supply chains—for industry and public audiences, supporting informed debate on national priorities.
The logistics and transport sectors are crucial to Ireland’s economy, underpinning trade, mobility and competitiveness. By participating in national and regional policy discussions, CILT Ireland ensures that policy responses are informed by real-world industry expertise, and that strategies affecting infrastructure planning, regulatory frameworks or environmental targets reflect the realities of freight movement, transport operations and supply chain management. This role is especially important in areas such as decarbonisation, modal shift, sustainable urban mobility, and the adaptation of transport networks to future economic and environmental demands.