2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps he has taken to ensure that at the Birmingham European Council there will not be a decision to apply the concept of subsidiarity in such a manner as to weaken the role of the Commission in advancing and protecting the interests of the more peripheral States which are at an earlier stage of economic development; and whether he is in a position to assure Dáil Éireann that there is no truth in reports that the Government agreed in COREPER to a proposal that a group of member states be empowered on grounds of an alleged breach of subsidiarity to halt the Commission preparation of, and thus prevent presentation of, proposals to the Council of Ministers.

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2 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Taoiseach the steps he has taken to ensure that at the Birmingham European Council there will not be a decision to apply the concept of subsidiarity in such a manner as to weaken the role of the Commission in advancing and protecting the interests of the more peripheral States which are at an earlier stage of economic development; and whether he is in a position to assure Dáil Éireann that there is no truth in reports that the Government agreed in COREPER to a proposal that a group of member states be empowered on grounds of an alleged breach of subsidiarity to halt the Commission preparation of, and thus prevent presentation of, proposals to the Council of Ministers.

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