Preposition with noun for "faire causatif" and "laisser"

Question

"I will make Pierre do the dishes."

Should the translation be

(a) Je vais faire faire la vaisselle à Pierre.

(b) Je vais faire Pierre faire la vaisselle.

I think it should be (a), but two faires next to each other seems strange. Is it correct?

Similarly: "I will let Pierre do the dishes."

(c) Je vais laisser faire la vaisselle à Pierre.

(d) Je vais laisser Pierre faire la vaisselle.

This time I think (d) is correct, because laisser takes a direct object rather than an indirect object as in the case of faire.

Answer 1

(a) Je vais faire faire la vaisselle à Pierre.

does work as is in French. Those two faire back to back might seem strange at first, but it is correct, and we are used to it, so no problem.

(b) Je vais faire Pierre faire la vaisselle.

That one is definitely broken. That Pierre between the two faire should not be there, although if you think about it, it's logical in a sense.

(c) Je vais laisser faire la vaisselle à Pierre.

Is correct - nothing special here, maybe a tad cumbersome, maybe it's just me - I would prefer that à Pierre to not be so far at the end of the sentence. But it is correct.

(d) Je vais laisser Pierre faire la vaisselle.

That one is correct, and probably the one I would prefer. It sounds best among those four alternatives, IMHO.