New school rules are on the way to help transgender pupils.

There are no official figures for the percentage of Irish people who are transgender - but internationally it's around 1 per cent.

That would mean in an average 600-pupil school there would be 6 transgender people.

The Department of Education is coming together with a number of interest groups to discuss issues like uniforms, toilets, changing rooms and bullying.

The position for pupils in single sex schools is also a key talking point.

I've been speaking to Health and Education Manager with TENI Ireland Vanessa Lacey.

I began by asking her how many young people are affected: