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Irish Aviation Authority

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones) Geographical Zones Review 2022

Stakeholder Consultation

The purpose of the updated drones order was to reflect the introduction of European Regulations for the operation of UAS, Reg (EU) 2019/947.

Stakeholder Consultation is an integral part of the policy-making process in the IAA Safety Regulation Division. Consultation enables the IAA to be more open and its policies more effective by inviting and taking note of the views of relevant industries and other involved organisations and the public. The IAA consults on matters that include changes to legislation, the issue of new policy documents and the issue of guidance material.

Please see the consultation document here.

Note: The consultation process closed on 18th of November 2022. Please see the Comment Response Document


Proposed updates to UAS geographical zones

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