Tánaiste: Enoch Burke case shows homeschooling risks isolation

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said: 'I think it does speak to the importance of socialisation, particularly in education, the idea that people should be educated in schools.' Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has claimed the Enoch Burke case highlights why children should be educated in schools and not in the home.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner in New York, Mr Martin said he does not want to sound “patronising” but said he finds it “sad” and “disquieting” that the Burke family have found themselves in such a situation.