Just one person detained at Central Mental Hospital for serious crime was granted conditional discharge in 2024

The Mental Health Review Board reviews the detention of patients who have been referred to the Central Mental Hospital on foot of a court decision they are unfit to stand trial or have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins

Just one out of 16 people detained for serious crimes at the Central Mental Hospital, who had their cases reviewed, were granted a conditional discharge in 2024, new figures show.

The 101 patients examined by the Mental Health Review Board involved people charged with, or convicted of, murder, attempted murder, manslaughter and serious assault.