Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

What I propose is that we engage in 12-minute sessions and then go around from there. In respect of the credit that businesses, including SMEs, are seeking, we hear much anecdotal information. Business owners contact Members of the House, and we might read material in the newspapers. What I hope to get this afternoon is some fixed information from Mr. Trethowan.

The public would assume that the nationalised banks are obliged to be transparent in how they deal with the lending process for SMEs. Could Mr. Trethowan expand on how that review procedure is dealt with when somebody arrives with a complaint?