Some 450 Fine Gael members are expected to attend the party's conference at the Citywest Hotel in west Dublin today, which will be followed by a half-hour speech by party leader Mr Enda Kenny.
With the latest Irish Times/MRBI opinion poll showing that Mr Kenny's satisfaction rating is the lowest of the party leaders at 29 per cent, the speech is seen as his first major set-piece address to the party.
Mr Kenny said he was unperturbed by the satisfaction rating, which was down three points since October.
He said his efforts since becoming leader had concentrated on party development more than his development as leader.
He cited a three-point increase to 32 per cent in the party's overall poll rating.
After an internal review group warned that the party faced extinction if it did not renew itself after its worst election performance, Mr Kenny is expected to call again for an end to what he has termed "navel-gazing" within the organisation.
Party officials say they want the conference today to bring to an end its long-running post-mortem into its disastrous general election result.