... Credit Access for Small and Medium Firms: Survey Evidence for Ireland Martina Lawless and Fergal McCann∗ Central Bank of Ireland Abstract The extension of credit to SMEs in Ireland has ... EU Small and Medium Enterprises, Brussels [8] European Commission (2009b), Small Business Act: Factsheet on Ireland, Brussels 27 [9] Fraser, Stuart (2010), Small Firms in the Credit Crisis: Evidence ... their changes in credit demand in 2009-10 and the degree to which they have been rationed credit We find that firms in Ireland are less likely to have decreased their demand for credit than comparable...