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English: I think in terms of the work of the committee, it's the scrutiny work and ensuring that people do deliver. It's very easy for organisations to set out aspirations for bilingualism, but, in looking and checking what processes are in place - . For example, what's the development of individuals in terms of career opportunities through the medium of Welsh? I work in a huge sector, the events sector, but where are the opportunities for the Welsh language within that sector? What apprenticeships are available? But also, in terms of individual artists, how can individual artists develop? I think that there is a responsibility for you to check all of that and to scrutinise it. It's very easy to hear warm words, but what are the real opportunities that exist in terms of ensuring that somebody can live bilingually? Likewise, checking your own processes is important. So, if you create evidence through language of choice - do you ask everyone to translate evidence, or is it just evidence provided through the medium of Welsh? So, we need to normalise, but we also need to provide fair play. Often, people are asked for more if they want to use the Welsh language. And also look, if somebody says that they have a bilingual process in place - is that really being implemented and delivered? So, that scrutiny work is important, and also tackling and seeing whether there is equality. Are we truly normalising bilingualism? And I think that's the priority - [ Interruption.]
Welsh: Dwi'n credu, o ran gwaith y pwyllgor, y gwaith sgrwtineiddio a sicrhau bod pobl yn cyflawni. Dwi'n credu mai hawdd iawn yw i gyrff a sefydliadau nodi dyhead am ddwyieithrwydd, ond eto i gyd, beth yw, o edrych a gwirio beth yw'r prosesau sydd mewn lle - ? Er enghraifft, beth yw datblygiad yr unigolyn o ran ei yrfa drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg? Beth yw'r cyfleoedd? Dwi'n gweithio mewn sector anferthol, y sector digwyddiadau, ac eto i gyd beth yw'r cyfleoedd ar gyfer y Gymraeg o fewn hynny? Beth yw'r prentisiaethau sy'n gweithio? Hefyd, beth o ran yr artist unigol hefyd? Fel mae yna fodd iddo fe ddatblygu? Dwi'n credu bod yna gyfrifoldeb i wirio hynny. Hawdd iawn yw nodi geiriau blodeuog, ond beth yw, yn wirioneddol, y cyfleoedd sydd ar gael ar gyfer sicrhau bod rhywun yn gallu byw yn ddwyieithog? Ac yn yr un modd mae gwirio eich prosesau chi'ch hun, felly sicrhau, os ydych chi'n creu tystiolaeth drwy ddewis iaith - ydych chi'n gofyn i bawb gyfieithu eu tystiolaeth, neu ai ond y pobl cyfrwng Cymraeg? Felly, mae pethau fel yna. Sicrhau bod normaleiddio, ond hefyd bod yr un chwarae teg. Weithiau, mae yna ofyn yn hwy ar bobl os oes yna ddewis defnyddio'r Gymraeg. A hefyd edrych, os oes rhywun yn dweud fod ganddyn nhw broses ddwyieithog ac y gallwch chi ymgeisio mewn dewis iaith - ydy hynny wirioneddol yn cael ei wirio ac yn cael ei greu yn yr un modd? Felly, mae'r gwaith sgrwtineiddio a sicrhau - . A hefyd, mynd i'r afael a gweld ydy hwn yn gydradd. Ydyn ni wirioneddol yn normaleiddio dwyieithrwydd? A dwi'n credu mai dyna beth yw'r flaenoriaeth - [ Torri ar draws.]
English: Well, I do my best.
Welsh: Wel, dwi'n trio.
English: Thank you. For me, if we're looking at a top three of priorities, then the three Cs in Welsh come to my mind. And that's collaboration - cydweithio - that's something that we as an organisation do across the 12 counties, where, clearly, we provide support for the Welsh language, but everyone across all counties can discuss how they promote the Welsh language within their particular areas. I live in Ceredigion, which is a Welsh-speaking area, but we have other counties that are more anglicised, of course. And it's good to see that there is collaboration between these counties in order to develop the Welsh language within those areas that are very anglicised in certain areas. But we're proud to see as an organisation that they are now competing through the medium of Welsh with the support of other counties. And the second issue is delivery - cyflawni - in areas across Wales, not just those designated areas; we need to think of the whole of Wales, from north to south, east to west. That is crucially important. And then, the third element is Welsh for everyone - Cymraeg i bawb. You don't have to be fluent in Welsh to be Welsh. And that is something that we must emphasise. I work in an agricultural supply store, and I have a number of customers who are Welsh learners, but people are constantly correcting their language. But they're doing their best, and it's important that we support those people and emphasise that the Welsh language belongs to us all.
Welsh: Diolch. I fi, o ran y blaenoriaethau, os dŷn ni'n mynd am y tri uchaf y bore yma, mae'r tair C yn dod i'r meddwl yn syth i fi. Yr un cyntaf yw cydweithio. Mae hwnna'n rhywbeth rŷn ni fel mudiad yn ei wneud ar draws y 12 sir, ble rŷn ni'n cael, yn amlwg, y gefnogaeth ar gyfer yr iaith Gymraeg. Ond bod pob un ar draws pob sir yn gallu trafod gyda'i gilydd ynglŷn â sut mae nhw'n mynd ati i hybu'r Gymraeg o fewn eu hardaloedd nhw. Dwi'n byw yng Ngheredigion, sydd yn ardal Gymreigaidd iawn, ond mae gyda ni siroedd wedyn sydd mewn ardaloedd Seisnigaidd iawn. Mae'n braf i weld bod yna gydweithio gyda ni rhwng y siroedd yma er mwyn datblygu'r iaith Gymraeg o fewn ardaloedd sydd yn uniaith Saesneg mewn ambell i fan. Ond rŷn ni yn falch i ddweud fel mudiad eu bod nhw nawr dechrau cystadlu trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg, gyda chefnogaeth o siroedd eraill o fewn Cymru. Yr ail C i fi yw cyflawni hynny mewn ardaloedd ar draws Cymru, nid yn unig ardaloedd penodedig, ond cofio am Gymru gyfan, o'r gogledd lawr i'r de, o'r dwyrain i'r gorllewin hefyd, felly mae hynny yn hollbwysig. A'r trydydd C, wrth gwrs, yw Cymraeg i bawb. Does dim rhaid bod yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg i fod yn Gymro erbyn hyn. Ac mae hynny'n rhywbeth mae'n rhaid i ni bwysleisio. Dwi'n gweithio mewn siop amaethyddol. Mae gen i nifer o bobl sy'n dod mewn yn dysgu'r iaith, ond mae yna bobl yn cadw i'w cywiro nhw yn ormodol. Mae nhw yna i drio, a dwi'n credu ei bod hi'n bwysig ein bod ni yn pwysleisio bod y Gymraeg ar gael i bawb. Diolch.
English: Thank you. Siân and Tegwen, I'm sorry, we do have to move on because there are so many issues that we need to discuss. But if there's anything you'd like to provide to us in writing, then we would be grateful for that. If there's a brief comment you'd like to make, Siân.
Welsh: Diolch. Siân a Tegwen, mae'n flin iawn gen i, bydd rhaid i ni symud ymlaen achos mae cymaint o bethau dŷn ni angen eu trafod. Ond os oes yna bethau ychwanegol y byddwch chi eisiau eu hychwanegu ar ôl y sesiwn, byddwn ni wir yn gwerthfawrogi hynny. Os oes rhywbeth byr iawn dŷch chi eisiau ei ddweud, Siân.
English: In supporting what Tegwen has said, I do have concerns about the strategic funding of the arts for children and young people in the long term. It's an issue of great concern over the years, and the work of developing these relationships has been a great effort, but hasn't necessarily worked. We have good practice with Sport Wales, but we need the support of other national organisations to understand the need for Welsh-medium provision, not just for young people, but for people in their communities, so that the language is seen as a living language.
Welsh: Dwi jest eisiau ategu beth mae Tegwen wedi ei ddweud. Mae gyda ni bryderon ynglŷn â chyllido strategol tymor hir y celfyddydau i blant a phobl ifanc. Mae'n fater o bryder mawr i ni dros y blynyddoedd, a dyw'r gwaith o drio adeiladu'r berthynas ddim wedi gweithio - wedi bod yn ymdrech ond heb weithio. Mae gyda ni arferion da gyda Sport Wales, ond mae'n rhaid i ni gael cefnogaeth cyrff cenedlaethol eraill i ddeall yr angen am ddarpariaeth Gymraeg, nid yn unig i blant a phobl ifanc, ond i bobl yn ein cymunedau, er mwyn bod yr iaith yn cael ei gweld yn iaith fyw.
English: Just to pick up on Siân's point, and this might be relevant to all the organisations represented. Do you get the impression that you are seen as national bodies in the same way as the national library or National Museum Wales are looked upon by the Welsh Government, but aren't perhaps funded to be national organisations in the same way?
Welsh: Jest i bigo i fyny ar bwynt Siân, ac efallai bod hyn yn berthnasol i'r holl gyrff. Ydych chi'n cael yr argraff eich bod chi'n cael eich gweld fel cyrff cenedlaethol yn yr un modd â mae'r llyfrgell genedlaethol ac Amgueddfa Cymru, o ran Llywodraeth Cymru, ond ddim yn cael eich ariannu i fod yn gyrff cenedlaethol?
English: The Welsh Government is very fair. It's very difficult for an organisation such as ours because although we don't target children and young people, we obviously support a number of children and young people through our voluntary work in the eisteddfodau and in the numerous community events that we stage. But at the end of the day, we're also very fortunate to have bodies such as the National Lottery that provide funding to support our projects. Perhaps we need more investment in collaborative projects across the sector, so that we can support each other more. I also believe that the Government is ready to listen. So, if we do have a problem and if we do lobby - and we've lobbied a great deal over the past two or three years - then we do get a response, and we appreciate that very much. I think we've received four responses just this week, on the Welsh language, on culture, and on our concerns about the absence of Welsh-medium health services in Wales.
Welsh: Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn deg iawn. Mae'n anodd iawn i sefydliad fel ni, serch dydyn ni ddim yn targedu plant a phobl ifainc, yn amlwg rŷn ni'n cefnogi lot o blant a phobl ifainc trwy'n gwaith gwirfoddol ni yn yr eisteddfodau, yn yr amryw o ddigwyddiadau cymunedol rŷn ni'n eu cynnal. Ond ar ddiwedd y dydd, rŷn ni hefyd yn ffodus iawn o gyrff fel y Loteri Cenedlaethol am nawdd er mwyn gallu cynnal prosiectau. Ac o bosibl, efallai bod angen mwy o fuddsoddiad ar brosiectau cydweithio ar draws y sector - ein bod ni'n medru cynorthwyo'n gilydd yn fwy. Dwi hefyd yn credu bod y Llywodraeth yn barod i wrando. Felly, os oes gyda ni broblem neu os ydyn ni yn lobio - ac rŷn ni wedi lobio lot fawr iawn yn ystod y ddwy, dair blynedd olaf yma - mae yna atebion parod yn dod, ac rŷn ni wir yn gwerthfawrogi hynny. Rŷn ni wedi derbyn, dwi'n credu, pedwar o ymatebion yr wythnos hon, ynglŷn â'r iaith, ynglŷn â diwylliant ac ynglŷn â'n pryderon ni am ddiffyg gwasanaethau iechyd trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yng Nghymru.
English: I would certainly say that the support that we receive from Government is incredible - there's no doubt about that. But in terms of funding, I don't think there is parity in terms of how national Welsh-medium bodies are funded in comparison to those other national bodies. So, if you just looked at the national arts bodies, then there is a deficit in terms of our levels of funding and the funding that other bodies receive. And when you look at the commissioning work that we do, and the other work that we do in terms of our reach within communities, never mind the Eisteddfod week itself, I would say that, no, there is no parity. But that's a historic issue, and I think it is something that does need to be looked at. Because, this year, we - . Last year, I should say, we were asked to support another body as they tried to tackle governance issues as they went through the processes of COVID, and we did that. So, we played our role as a national body, but we're not funded as such.
Welsh: Mi fuaswn i'n dweud yn sicr bod y gefnogaeth rŷn ni'n ei chael wrth y Llywodraeth yn anhygoel, yn ddi-os. Ond o ran ariannu, dwi ddim yn credu bod yna degwch o ran fel y mae cyrff cenedlaethol cyfrwng Cymraeg yn cael eu hariannu yn yr un modd â chyrff cenedlaethol eraill. Felly, pe bai chi ddim ond yn edrych o ran cyrff cenedlaethol celfyddydol, mae yna ddiffyg andwyol rhwng yr hyn rŷn ni'n cael ein hariannu a'r hyn y mae cyrff eraill yn ei dderbyn. A phan rŷch chi'n edrych ar y comisiynu rŷn ni'n ei wneud, a'r gwaith rŷn ni'n ei wneud o ran ein cyrhaeddiad ni o fewn cymunedau, heb sôn am yr wythnos ei hun, buaswn i'n dweud, na, dyw e ddim yn hafal. Ond mae hwnna'n rhywbeth hanesyddol, ac mae hwnna'n rhywbeth, dwi'n credu, y mae angen gwirioneddol i edrych arno fe. Oherwydd, eleni, mi wnaethom ni - . Mi ofynnwyd i ni y llynedd, fe ddylwn i ddweud, i gynorthwyo corff arall wrth iddyn nhw geisio mynd i'r afael â llywodraethiant wrth iddyn nhw fynd trwy'r broses, oherwydd COVID, ac mi wnaethom ni wneud hynny. Felly, mi wnaethom ni wneud ein rôl fel corff cenedlaethol, ond dŷn ni ddim yn cael ein hariannu fel corff cenedlaethol.
English: Yes, similarly to Betsan, truth be told, the young farmers movement may be funded in a different way, and, like the other four organisations that are here today, we've all been through very difficult times during the last 18 months. And we, as young farmers, unfortunately have had to make a number of staff redundant over the past 18 months, and we're building back at the moment, but we're funding that ourselves also. So, it's crucially important that - . All four organisations here today have the same kinds of projects within their communities. As Tegwen mentioned, it's important that we four organisations - without mentioning everyone else in our areas - do start to collaborate, and collaborate with Government too, because our projects do sometimes dovetail very neatly together without us realising that. I think there is room for support for something like this for the future that is ahead.
Welsh: Ie, rhywbeth yn debyg i fel roedd Betsan yn sôn, a dweud y gwir, mae mudiad y ffermwyr ifanc efallai'n cael ei ariannu mewn ffordd wahanol, ac wrth gwrs rŷn ni, fel y pedwar sefydliad sydd wedi bod yma heddiw, i gyd wedi bod trwy gyfnod anodd iawn yn ystod y 18 mis diwethaf. Ac rŷn ni, fel mudiad y ffermwyr ifanc, yn anffodus wedi gorfod colli nifer o staff yn ystod y 18 mis diwethaf, ac yn adeiladu hynny yn ôl ar hyn o bryd, ond drwy ariannu hynny ein hunain ar hyn o bryd hefyd. Felly mae'n holl, holl bwysig - . Mae gan y pedwar sefydliad yma yr un math o brosiectau o fewn eu cymunedau. Fel roedd Tegwen yn sôn, mae'n bwysig, bwysig ein bod ni'n pedwar - heb sôn am bawb arall sydd yn ein hardaloedd ni - yn dechrau cydweithio â'n gilydd, ac yn cydweithio â'r Llywodraeth, gan fod ein prosiectau ni, ambell waith, yn cydlynu â'i gilydd, heb ein bod ni'n sylwi efallai hefyd. Dwi'n credu bod yna le ar gyfer cefnogaeth ar gyfer rhywbeth fel hyn ar gyfer y dyfodol sydd o'n blaenau ni.
English: Sorry. Thank you very much. I just wanted to ask, in terms of looking ahead to 2022 - and I understand the challenges and so on - but what about your plans for staging events, and what challenges are you likely to face.
Welsh: Sori. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Jest eisiau gofyn, o ran edrych tuag at 2022 - yn amlwg, deall yr heriau ac ati - ond eich cynlluniau chi ar gyfer cynnal gweithgareddau a digwyddiadau, a heriau i'w goresgyn.
English: Would you like me to go first? In reality, we have said that there will be an Eisteddfod, and there is so much desire for that. We put Maes B tickets on sale - the first tranche - and they sold out within four days. There is the second tranche and they're selling out quickly too. So it's clear that people are desperate to get back to the Eisteddfod field and so on. But the truth of the matter is that we are a business, and looking at how to deliver it, there are additional costs to living with COVID, but also inflation has an impact on us, transport costs also have an impact on us, as does finding crew. And we must bear in mind that the impact of COVID is long term. Because what's happened in the events sector, where there are so many people working on a freelance basis in this area, because there are - . Now, we tried to support artists throughout COVID through the AmGen projects, but from the technical side, the work had simply disappeared, it dried up. And, as a result of that, there are many people who would work on the technical side on a freelance basis in the arts and events sectors who have gone to work for television companies and so on and so forth, and therefore there is a crisis. And there was earlier mention of opportunities, but it would be wonderful if we could create a resource in terms of technical opportunities through the medium of Welsh, so that we could feed these events. As a small nation, we have so many wonderful events, and I think that would be something that would be wonderful if we were able to create such a resource at this time.
Welsh: Ydych chi eisiau i fi fynd yn gyntaf? Mewn gwirionedd, rŷn ni wedi nodi y bydd yna Eisteddfod, ac mae yna gymaint o ddyheu am hynny. Fe wnaethom ni roi tocynnau Maes B allan - y tranche cyntaf - ac mi wnaethon nhw werthu allan o fewn pedwar diwrnod. Rŷn ni wedi rhoi'r ail don, ac mae'r rheini'n gwerthu allan. Felly, mae'n amlwg bod pobl yn dyheu am fynd nôl, bod yna faes, a phob dim. Ond y gwir amdani yw, rŷn ni'n fusnes, ac mae edrych ar fel y mae gwireddu, mae yna gostau ychwanegol ynghlwm â byw gyda COVID, ond hefyd mae chwyddiant yn effeithio arnom ni, mae hefyd cludiant yn effeithio arnom ni, ac mae criwio. Ac mae'n rhaid i ni gofio hefyd fod effaith COVID yn hir dymor. Oherwydd, beth sydd wedi digwydd yn y sector digwyddiadau, lle mae yna gymaint o bobl yn gweithio'n llawrydd yn y maes hwn, oherwydd bod yna - . Mi wnaethom ni geisio cynorthwyo'r artistiaid drwy gydol COVID yn creu drwy AmGen, ond, eto i gyd, o ran yr ochr dechnegol, mi oedd y gwaith wedi sychu, wedi diflannu. Ac felly, oherwydd hynny, mae nifer o bobl a fyddai'n gweithio yn dechnegol yn llawrydd yn y celfyddydau a digwyddiadau, maen nhw wedi mynd i weithio i gwmnïau teledu a phob dim, ac o'r herwydd mae yna argyfwng. Ac mae hwnna'n rhywbeth ble roedd yna sôn cynt, o ran cyfleoedd, mi fyddai fe'n wych pe bai modd i greu adnodd o ran cyfleoedd technegol cyfrwng Cymraeg yn digwydd, a'n bod ni yn gallu bwydo digwyddiadau. Am wlad fach, mae gennym ni gymaint o ddigwyddiadau arobryn, ac rwy'n credu bod hwnna'n rhywbeth a fyddai'n wirioneddol yn wych i allu ei greu yn y cyfnod yma.
English: Thank you very much. I want to follow on from Siân's points in a way. In terms of Welsh-speaking communities and where Welsh is spoken on a daily basis, do you think the pandemic, in your experience, has had an impact on the use of the Welsh language? Have we seen an increase or a decline in the use of the Welsh language? I don't know. Because, very often, social life within a community does depend on the ability of your organisations to operate and arrange events within those communities, and if you can't do that, well then that's going to have an impact on the broader community. So, I was wondering whether you have seen an impact on the use of the Welsh language because of the pandemic.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Dwi eisiau dilyn beth oedd Siân yn ei ddweud mewn ffordd. Ynglŷn â'r cymunedau Cymraeg a chymunedau lle mae'r Gymraeg yn iaith bob dydd, ydy'r pandemig, ydych chi'n meddwl, yn eich profiad chi, wedi cael impact ar y defnydd o'r Gymraeg? Ydyn ni'n gweld cynnydd neu ydyn ni'n gweld y Gymraeg yn lleihau ambell waith? Dwi ddim yn gwybod. Achos, yn aml iawn, mae bywyd cymdeithasol y gymuned, os dŷch chi'n licio, yn dibynnu ar allu eich sefydliadau chi i weithredu a threfnu digwyddiadau, ac os nad ydych chi'n gallu gwneud hynny, wel, mae hynny'n mynd i gael impact wedyn ar y gymuned ehangach. So, roeddwn i'n tybio os ydych chi wedi gweld impact ar y defnydd o'r Gymraeg oherwydd hynny.
English: I think certainly it's had a negative impact because those opportunities haven't been available for people to use their Welsh language and practice their Welsh. I think one of the things that we can deliver - all of us as organisations - is those opportunities, particularly when people choose for their children to be educated through the medium of Welsh and the opportunities to practice Welsh and to hear Welsh disappear. When we think of an Eisteddfod, everyone thinks about the festival itself, but the work in the community, over two years in the lead up to an Eisteddfod, is as important, if not more important. So, when you think that there are over 1,750 events taking place in a normal year and those disappeared. We went online of course, but what you have to bear in mind is, particularly within rural communities, that there is a digital deficit, so taking things online is no mean feat. We managed to stage events, but what happens within communities, and that community cohesion that occurs, which is so important in terms of strengthening communities, was lost during this time. So, it's crucially important that that rebuilding work - the creation of those opportunities anew - restarts as soon as possible.
Welsh: Dwi'n credu yn sicr mae wedi cael impact negyddol, a hynny oherwydd dyw'r cyfleoedd ddim wedi bod yna i bobl ymarfer eu Cymraeg. Dwi'n credu mai un o'r pethau ŷn ni'n gallu gwireddu - pob un ohonom ni fel cyrff - yw'r cyfleoedd yna, ac yn arbennig pan fydd pobl yn dewis bod eu plant yn dysgu Cymraeg a phob dim a bod y cyfleoedd i ymarfer y Gymraeg neu i glywed y Gymraeg yn diflannu. Pan ŷn ni'n meddwl am greu Eisteddfod, mae pawb yn meddwl am yr ŵyl ei hun, ond mae'r gwaith yn y cymunedau cyn bwysiced, os nad yn bwysiced, am ddwy flynedd yn arwain at hynny. Felly, pan rŷch chi'n meddwl bod yna dros 1,750 o ddigwyddiadau yn digwydd mewn blwyddyn arferol ac mae'r rheini'n diflannu. Fe wnaethom ni fynd ar-lein, ond eto i gyd, beth sydd yn rhaid cofio yw, yn enwedig o fewn cymunedau gwledig, fod yna ddiffyg o ran digidol a phob dim, ac felly nid ar chwarae bach mae mynd â stwff ar-lein. Mi wnaethom ni lwyddo i gynnal digwyddiadau, ond eto i gyd mi oedd yr hyn oedd yn digwydd o fewn cymunedau, a'r cymhathu cymunedol yna sy'n digwydd, sy'n hollbwysig ar gyfer cryfhau cymunedau, mi wnaeth hwnna fynd ar goll yn y cyfnod yma. Felly, mae'n hollbwysig bod yr ailadeiladu - creu'r cyfleoedd yna o'r newydd - yn cychwyn cyn gynted â phosibl.