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[Your name] [Your address] [Eircode] [Date] Dear Deputy [Surname], I am writing as a constituent in [your constituency] about the rapid expansion of commercial drone deliveries over Irish residential areas, and the absence of the transparent process the State itself has committed to. The National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, published by the Department of Transport, commits to establishing a National Working Group on UAS Geographical Zones, led by the Irish Aviation Authority, "to develop transparent processes and procedures for the designation of UAS Geographical Zones." The 2026 Implementation Action Plan sets a timeline running through Q4 2026, with new zone requests under that process not commencing until 2027. Despite this, commercial drone corridors have already been designated: • Zone U97 over Dublin 15, granted to Manna with no transparent process and no public consultation. • A further zone in Cork, granted in early 2026, before the working group had even agreed Terms of Reference. The Action Plan itself acknowledges this, stating that "work has been underway to review UAS geographical zones ahead of the establishment of the National Working Group on UAS Geographical Zones." I would also draw your attention to how the IAA is funded. The IAA is largely self-funded through charges on the aviation sector it regulates, rather than by the exchequer. A second commercial zone for Manna was granted while progress on the working group remained invisible, and I think it is fair to ask how that sits. In my own area I have experienced [describe briefly: noise, frequency, impact on family, sleep, outdoor use of garden, wildlife, etc.]. This is not innovation that improves lives — it is routine commercial overflight routed over residents who were given no consent, no opt-out and no right of appeal. I am asking you to: 1. Call for a pause on any new UAS Geographical Zones over residential areas until the National Working Group has published agreed transparent procedures. 2. Call for retrospective public consultation on Zone U97 and the Cork zone under those same procedures. 3. Support a statutory right for residents to exclude routine commercial drone overflight from their homes and gardens. 4. Support State funding of the IAA's regulatory function, so the regulator is funded by the State rather than by the operators it oversees. 5. Insist that the compliance and enforcement actions in the Action Plan — fixed charge offences, inter-agency mechanisms, Garda training — are operational before any further expansion is permitted. This is a national governance issue, not a local nuisance. Innovation should improve lives, not intrude on them. Our skies, our communities, our choice. I would welcome a written reply setting out your position and the actions you intend to take. Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Optional: phone] [Optional: email]