Banking officials have been called before the Oireachtas to explain their position on lending money to businesses during the economic downturn.
Representatives from a wide range of institutions and business organisations will appear at the cross-party Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on Wednesday.
Bank of Ireland, AIB, the Financial Services Authority of Ireland, Irish Credit Bureau, Central Bank, and the Irish Association of Pension Funds are among those attending.
TDs and Senators will analyse the current lending practices of the financial institutions and assess how banks are doing business with firms at the moment.
Committee Chairman Willie Penrose TD said it is widely accepted that in order for the economy to make a sustained and robust recovery there must be clear and definite lines of credit for business.
“We have heard much anecdotal evidence of Irish companies being unable to access finance to develop or keep their companies going,” said Mr Penrose, of the Labour Party.
“The purpose of Wednesday’s meeting is to enable the committee to establish what exactly the position is regarding providing money for Irish enterprise.”
The meeting will be the committee’s final one before its summer recess.
Over the last seven months the committee, along with its sub-committee, has met a total of 31 times and has examined an extensive range of issues including the retail trade and promotion of Irish-made products in the market.