Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Will the Minister of State clarify that again? He is saying the person can now be paid when the work is certified. What happens if the person who is to certify the work is slow to do so and is somebody the main contractor uses regularly to certify work but who takes his time? There is no time limit specified for the person to certify the work has been done. There is an intermediary there to help but sometimes an intermediary might not be as helpful to the person waiting for payment as they might be to the person who is paying them.

Sometimes an intermediary might not be as helpful to the person waiting for a payment as they might be to a person who is paying them. What mechanism has been included to ensure the person who is to certify the payment will do so in an expeditious and fair manner?