The administration of community employment, including the allocation of places to individual projects, is a matter for FÁS which prioritises projects according to the types of services provided and levels of unemployment in the locality and co-ordinates reductions to minimise the effects on groups and services most in need of community employment. Priorities include the drugs task forces, child care service provision, the health sector and designated disadvantaged areas covered by the new RAPID programme and BMW regions. There is a need to guarantee that localities get the best value from the reduced pool of community employment places now available and that priority is accorded to the most productive projects.