16B. (1) Where an insurer has deducted from a claim settlement any amount, including where the deduction is in respect of amounts paid out of public moneys to a claimant (other than deductions in respect of payments in relation to which a corresponding amount has been paid to the Minister for Social Protection in accordance with Part 11B of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005), the insurer shall notify the claimant that an amount has been so deducted.

(2) The notification referred to in subsection (1) shall—

(a) specify the amount of the deduction,

(b) specify the reason why that amount has been deducted from the claim settlement, and

(c) be provided to the claimant on paper or another durable medium.

(3) In this section—

"claimant" means a consumer who has made a claim under a relevant contract of insurance;

"claim settlement" means the amount payable to a claimant in respect of a claim under a relevant contract of insurance, before any deduction, whether in accordance with that contract or otherwise, is made by the insurer;

"public moneys" means moneys charged on or issued out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof or provided by the Oireachtas;

"relevant contract of insurance" means a contract of insurance in respect of non-life insurance.]