English: Thank you, Minister, for your statement, and I appreciate there will be some cross-over with, obviously, the remarks that the First Minister dealt with during his questions, but rightly so that they were taken in such high profile in the First Minister's questions segment of today's business. I too would join in the comments that you have identified with and sided with on thanks to the emergency services, to the volunteers, and to individuals themselves, who, in the face of complete and utter devastation of whole lives being washed away, have been remarkable in their courage and fortitude in the way they've faced up - whether that be in the first week of storms, or whether that be in the second week of storms. Looking at the weather this morning, another great big blob of rain, sadly, is due at the end of this week again, it is. And to actually see that resilience in our communities really does show what it is be Welsh, and ultimately stand shoulder to shoulder with each other in their greatest time of need. I'd like to touch on specific areas, if I may, because I know just from our benches we have six contributions on this particular statement, and so I'd like to be quite precise in what I'm asking you, and I'm sure other Members will deal with those points in the statement. The coal tips that you touched on is a really important area of concern in many communities, but in particular in my own electoral ward, because most probably that was one of the visuals that people could see played night after night on the news clips. And as you've identified in your statement, there are some 1,200 tips of one shape or form or another across Wales and, as I understand it, a third here in the top category, category D. The First Minister in his answer identified three authorities who are responsible for inspecting those tips - they were the Coal Authority, NRW and councils. Can you confirm that they do have a joined-up inspection process and that when each authority inspects, that information is shared with the other authorities so that there is complete confidence that things aren't sitting on shelves, and when problems might or might not occur, one organisation knew about it but another didn't know about it? And also, can you identify what type of measures might be being considered by Government to move forward in making sure that any advice that is given is acted on, more importantly, because obviously this is going to come at a cost? I heard what you said about the meeting with the First Minister and the Secretary of State. So far today, I've heard three costs of what people think the potential clear-up operation might be. Yourself in your press conference - this isn't a criticism - this morning touched on tens of millions. The First Minister in his radio broadcast touched on £100 million, and I think in First Minister's questions a Member said £180 million just in Rhondda Cynon Taf alone. So, it is really important for us to understand how Welsh Government, working with its partner organisations and the UK Government, are able to put a final figure on what might be required to support communities and support local authorities and other public agencies, and businesses as well, in seeking that money from the Treasury. Because I think in fairness to the Welsh Government, if demands were coming in thick and fast they would want to know the quantum of what they're being asked for, and I think it's vital that we understand how Government is working to bring that figure to a conclusion, so that we can actually understand the magnitude of what is required here. I'd also like to understand exactly how the infrastructure points are being taken forward within Government. My colleague Nick Ramsay from Monmouth touched on the clean drinking water situation in Monmouthshire, but other infrastructure issues have stuck up above the parapet on this one. If you take Natural Resources Wales and the issue of the culvert in Pentre in the Rhondda, there are many issues about how this infrastructure is managed and how it is regularly maintained and, importantly, where faults are found, the timeline that is put in place to rectify the faults that are found. Can you indicate how your department interacts with Natural Resources Wales, local authorities and other partner bodies that are responsible, such as Dŵr Cymru, to make sure that when maintenance programmes are required, those maintenance programmes are carried out on that important infrastructure? I'd also like to understand how you're working with the UK Government on the insurance side of things. I appreciate it's for the insurance industry to step up to the plate and, in fairness, in many instances I've heard of insurance assessors going over and above what would be expected of them to get claims processed and inspect properties so that people can have peace of mind that those inspection claims are being processed in a timely manner. But it is important that the speed of processing and the speed of assessment is kept up, and whilst we move further and further from the date of the actual flood, we can understand that there might be some taking the foot off the throttle on this. That cannot be allowed be happen and you in Government and, in particular, the UK Government working collaboratively, must make sure the insurance sector steps up to the plate on this. I would again reiterate how important it is that we have the flood risk management strategy as soon as possible. This has been a piece of work that has been undertaken by Welsh Government for some considerable time, and as it is such a vital piece of work to inform Government and other public bodies of what the responsibilities will be, to know that it will be with us in a couple of months really does leave some questions to be asked. If you could be more specific, as it is your department dealing with this, to give us a timeline that we're working to on this and, importantly, the budget consequences that you think that current development work is looking at, then that would be reassuring to say the least, going forward. With those questions, I look forward to the answers that you'll be able to give but, again, I would like to put on the record my thanks to everyone who has worked over and above and gone that extra mile to give people peace of mind in what has been a very bleak couple of days.
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad, ac rwy'n sylweddoli y bydd rhywfaint o orgyffwrdd, yn amlwg, gyda'r sylwadau yr ymdriniodd y Prif Weinidog â nhw yn ystod ei gwestiynau, ond mae hi'n briodol iawn eu bod wedi cael lle mor flaenllaw yn y cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog yn rhan o fusnes heddiw. Hoffwn innau hefyd ategu'r sylwadau yr ydych chi wedi uniaethu â nhw a'u hategu o ran diolch i'r gwasanaethau brys, i'r gwirfoddolwyr, ac i'r unigolion eu hunain, sydd, yn wyneb y dinistr llwyr o fywydau cyfan yn cael eu golchi ymaith, wedi bod yn rhyfeddol yn eu dewrder a'u cydnerthedd yn y ffordd y maen nhw wedi wynebu - boed hynny yn yr wythnos gyntaf o stormydd, neu boed hynny yn yr ail wythnos o stormydd. Wrth edrych ar y tywydd y bore yma, mae ysbaid arall o law, ysywaeth, wedi ei ddarogan ar gyfer diwedd yr wythnos hon eto. Ac mae gweld bod y cydnerthedd hwnnw yn ein cymunedau mewn gwirionedd yn dangos beth yw hanfod bod yn Gymro neu Gymraes, ac yn y pen draw, sefyll ysgwydd wrth ysgwydd â'i gilydd yn y cyfnod mwyaf anghenus. Hoffwn grybwyll meysydd penodol, os caf i, oherwydd rwy'n gwybod, dim ond o'n meinciau ni, bod gennym ni chwe chyfraniad at y datganiad arbennig hwn, ac felly hoffwn fod yn eithaf manwl yn yr hyn rwy'n ei ofyn i chi, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd Aelodau eraill yn ymdrin â'r pwyntiau hynny yn y datganiad. Mae'r tomenni glo y gwnaethoch chi gyfeirio atyn nhw yn faes pryder gwirioneddol bwysig mewn llawer o gymunedau, ond yn benodol yn fy ward etholiadol fy hun, oherwydd mae'n debyg mai dyna oedd un o'r lluniau yr oedd pobl yn ei weld yn cael ei chwarae noson ar ôl noson ar y clipiau newyddion. Ac fel rydych chi wedi dweud yn eich datganiad, mae tua 1,200 o domenni o ryw ffurf neu'i gilydd ar draws Cymru ac, fel rwy'n ei ddeall, mae traean yma yn y categori uchaf, categori D. Yn ei ateb, soniodd y Prif Weinidog am dri awdurdod sy'n gyfrifol am arolygu'r tomenni hynny - Yr Awdurdod Glo, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a chynghorau. A wnewch chi gadarnhau bod ganddynt broses arolygu gydgysylltiedig, a phan fydd pob awdurdod yn arolygu, y caiff yr wybodaeth honno ei rhannu gyda'r awdurdodau eraill, fel bod hyder llwyr nad yw pethau'n cael eu hanghofio, a phan gyfyd problemau neu beidio, y canfyddir fod un sefydliad yn gwybod amdano ond nid y llall? A hefyd, a wnewch chi ddweud pa fath o fesurau y gallai'r Llywodraeth fod yn eu hystyried i symud ymlaen i sicrhau y gweithredir ar unrhyw gyngor a roddir, oherwydd, yn bwysicach na dim, yn amlwg, mae hyn yn mynd i gostio? Clywais yr hyn y gwnaethoch chi ei ddweud am y cyfarfod gyda'r Prif Weinidog a'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol. Hyd yn hyn heddiw, rwyf wedi clywed tri swm gwahanol o'r hyn y mae pobl yn ei gredu byddai cost posib y clirio. Fe wnaethoch chi eich hun ddweud yn eich cynhadledd i'r wasg - nid beirniadaeth mo hyn - crybwyllwyd y bore 'ma y swm o ddegau o filiynau. Crybwyllodd y Prif Weinidog yn ei ddarllediad radio £100 miliwn a chredaf yn y cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog y dywedodd aelod y byddai'r gost yn £180 miliwn yn Rhondda Cynon Taf yn unig. Felly, mae'n bwysig iawn ein bod yn deall sut y gall Llywodraeth Cymru, gan weithio gyda'i sefydliadau partner a Llywodraeth y DU, roi ffigur terfynol ar yr hyn y gallai fod ei angen i gefnogi cymunedau a chefnogi awdurdodau lleol ac asiantaethau cyhoeddus eraill, a busnesau hefyd, wrth geisio'r arian hwnnw gan y Trysorlys. Gan fy mod yn credu er tegwch i Lywodraeth Cymru, pe cyflwynid gofynion rif y gwlith, byddent eisiau gwybod faint y gofynnir iddynt amdano, a chredaf ei bod hi'n hanfodol ein bod yn deall sut y mae'r Llywodraeth yn gweithio i bennu ffigur terfynol, er mwyn i ni allu deall swm a sylwedd yr hyn sydd ei angen yma. Hoffwn hefyd ddeall yn union sut mae'r pwyntiau seilwaith yn cael eu datblygu o fewn y Llywodraeth. Cyfeiriodd fy nghyd-Aelod Nick Ramsay o Drefynwy at y sefyllfa o ran dŵr yfed glân yn Sir Fynwy, ond mae materion eraill yn ymwneud â seilwaith wedi amlygu eu hunain yn hyn o beth. O feddwl am Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a mater y geuffos ym Mhentre yn y Rhondda, mae llawer o faterion yn codi ynghylch sut y rheolir y seilwaith hwn a sut y caiff ei gynnal yn rheolaidd ac, yn bwysig, os canfyddir diffygion, yr amserlen a roddir ar waith i gywiro'r diffygion a ganfyddir. A wnewch chi ddweud sut y mae eich adran yn rhyngweithio â Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, awdurdodau lleol a chyrff partner eraill sy'n gyfrifol, megis Dŵr Cymru, i sicrhau, pan fydd angen rhaglenni cynnal a chadw, y gwneir y gwaith cynnal a chadw hwnnw ar y seilwaith pwysig hwnnw? Hoffwn hefyd ddeall sut yr ydych chi'n gweithio gyda Llywodraeth y DU o ran yswiriant. Rwy'n sylweddoli bod yn rhaid i'r diwydiant yswiriant ysgwyddo cyfrifoldeb ac, i fod yn deg, mewn sawl achos rwyf wedi clywed am aseswyr yswiriant yn gwneud llawer mwy na'r disgwyl i gael ceisiadau wedi'u prosesu ac archwilio eiddo fel y gall pobl fod yn dawel eu byd bod y ceisiadau arolygu hynny'n cael eu prosesu mewn modd amserol. Ond mae hi yn bwysig y delir ati i brosesu ac asesu'n gyflym, ac wrth inni symud ymhellach ac ymhellach o ddyddiad y llifogydd eu hunain, gallwn ddeall y gallai fod rhai yn llaesu dwylo yn hyn o beth. Ni ellir caniatáu hynny ac mae'n rhaid i chi yn y Llywodraeth ac, yn enwedig, drwy gydweithio â Llywodraeth y DU, sicrhau bod y sector yswiriant yn ysgwyddo cyfrifoldeb yn hyn o beth. Byddwn eto'n ailadrodd mor bwysig yw hi inni gael y strategaeth rheoli perygl llifogydd cyn gynted ag y bo modd. Bu hwn yn ddarn o waith y bu Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio arno ers cryn amser, a chan ei fod yn ddarn o waith mor hanfodol i hysbysu'r Llywodraeth a chyrff cyhoeddus eraill o beth fydd y cyfrifoldebau, mae clywed y bydd ar gael inni mewn rhyw ddau fis yn gadael, mewn difrif calon, rai cwestiynau i'w hateb. Os wnewch chi fod yn fwy penodol, gan mai eich adran chi sy'n ymdrin â hyn, o ran rhoi amserlen i ni yr ydym yn gweithio iddi yn hyn o beth ac, yn bwysig, yr hyn y credwch chi fydd goblygiadau cyllidebol y gwaith datblygu cyfredol, yna byddai hynny'n tawelu meddyliau rhywun a dweud y lleiaf, wrth symud ymlaen. Gyda'r cwestiynau hynny, edrychaf ymlaen at yr atebion y gallwch chi eu rhoi ond, unwaith eto, hoffwn ddiolch ar goedd i bawb a weithiodd mor ddygn ac a aeth yr ail filltir honno i roi tawelwch meddwl yn ystod dyddiau llwm iawn.