Ms Martina Mannion:

The process by which schools are supported into the DEIS process involves an algorithm that effectively identifies a number of factors. Postcode is one factor that feeds into the system. It feeds into that part of the system that identifies the HP index, which identifies deprivation within an area. The system is configured such that information which is unique to each child is fed into the system. That information in turn allows us to identify where there are particular challenges. It includes, for instance, information relating to unemployment. In the current iteration of the data programme, we included information on where there was homelessness and other factors that we felt-----