Senator Hanafin is correct in referring to the community employment schemes as labour market intervention. He is also correct in stating the object of the exercise is to ensure progression into mainstream employment for the long-term unemployed. As we all know, the community employment schemes, originally known as social employment schemes, were established at a time of high unemployment by a former leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Quinn, when Minister for Labour. It has to be said they were some of the most successful schemes ever introduced. We all see the benefits of the schemes in our own communities.