A new report has highlighted hate crime as the greatest concern amongst LGBT people in Ireland.

The National LGBT Federation study has found that 25% of transgender people feel comfortable being out in public.

Access to healthcare is also said to be high on the agenda in the latest Burning Issues report.

Broden Giambrone of the Transgender Equality Network in Ireland is urging the Government to act on the findings of the report.

“Access to healthcare is probably one of the biggest priorities for the transgender community in Ireland,” he said.

“People face huge barriers in terms of accessing the healthcare that they need, whether that’s mental health services or access to a medical transition pathway.

“So for instance being able to change your body in terms of hormones or surgery, there’s huge barriers for people to be able to attain the type of care they really need.”