Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I understand that. The NDFA cannot direct a private entity to do anything. The Chairperson spoke about the NDFA holding all the aces because it has not paid a penny yet. The biggest ace it has, the trump card, is that it must sign off on the certification. While I know a building control will sign off, the NDFA is the agency that must be satisfied, so it can say it will not be satisfied until the subcontractors who did the mechanical, electrical, steel and other work have certified their works. That is what is in the code.