The Minister of State used an interesting phrase in his off-the-cuff remarks at the end of his speech. He stated it was appropriate "to copperfasten good community services which can be supported by community employment". This is a critical point. Is it also Government policy? If so, we should examine the scheme and how it operates in that context, which we do not do at present. Virtually every month the Department produces a report evaluating the progress of the employment action plan, which concentrates exclusively on the labour market element of it. Inevitably, these reports give a distorted impression which is unfair to participants in community employment schemes.