English: I'm pleased to take part in this debate this afternoon. Coming from a rehabilitation background in physiotherapy in the NHS, it's pleasing to see the work being done to improve children's mobility, navigation and independent living skills, in order to better the lives of people who are visually impaired or blind. I think that should be celebrated. I'm also pleased to see the support for the idea of this motion from Guide Dogs Cymru, as I think that the role that guide dogs play in supporting the blind and visually impaired is remarkable and also needs celebrating. It's quite incredible, really, what versatility dogs show in their training to become guide dogs, and how adaptable they become to their environment, which is a celebration in itself, as it supports many people who are most in need of them. Most of the dogs that are used for guide dogs are Labradors and retrievers, and they can be the most loving, caring - greedy, but loyal - dog breeds you will find, and serve the blind and visually impaired so well in their duties. I and the Welsh Conservatives firmly believe that everyone in Wales deserves to live their life with as much independence as possible, including those with disabilities such as blindness and visual impairment. Guide dogs are often the greatest way, as I've mentioned, for visually impaired people to go out and live their daily lives. Habilitation training allows young people to be young people by being able to find new friends and do normal things with them, such as go out eating, shopping and playing, just to name a few examples. Equally, it also allows young people to continue their independence into further education and employment. It's important to note also that the Welsh Conservatives respect and admire the parents of these young people, who are the first habilitation trainers and do fantastic jobs. However, there is a need for professional practitioners to provide qualified training that supports both the young people and indeed the parents as well, and the cost of up to £600,000 for providing at least 20 habilitation specialists is a price worth paying, in my opinion, to ensure that this Parliament believes in giving young people in Wales independence and the easiest life possible. I'd urge Members to support our motion unamended this afternoon. Thank you.
Welsh: Rwy'n falch o gymryd rhan yn y ddadl hon y prynhawn yma. A minnau'n dod o gefndir adsefydlu ym maes ffisiotherapi yn y GIG, mae'n braf gweld y gwaith sy'n mynd rhagddo i wella sgiliau symud o gwmpas, byw'n annibynnol a symudedd plant, er mwyn gwella bywydau pobl ddall a phobl â nam ar eu golwg. Credaf y dylid dathlu hynny. Rwyf hefyd yn falch o weld cefnogaeth Cŵn Tywys Cymru i'r syniad y tu ôl i'r cynnig hwn, gan fy mod o'r farn fod rôl cŵn tywys yn cefnogi pobl ddall a phobl â nam ar eu golwg yn rhyfeddol, a bod angen dathlu hynny hefyd. Mae'n eithaf anhygoel, a dweud y gwir, pa mor amryddawn yw cŵn yn eu hyfforddiant i ddod yn gŵn tywys, a'r ffordd y maent yn gallu addasu i'w hamgylchedd, sy'n rhywbeth i'w ddathlu ynddo'i hun, gan ei fod yn cefnogi llawer o'r bobl sydd fwyaf o'u hangen. Mae'r rhan fwyaf o'r cŵn sy'n cael eu hyfforddi i fod yn gŵn tywys yn Labradoriaid ac yn adargwn, a gallant fod y bridiau cŵn mwyaf cariadus, gofalgar - barus, ond teyrngar - y dowch ar eu traws, ac maent yn gwasanaethu pobl ddall a phobl â nam ar eu golwg mor dda yn eu dyletswyddau. Rwyf fi a'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn credu'n gryf fod pawb yng Nghymru yn haeddu byw eu bywydau gyda chymaint o annibyniaeth â phosibl, gan gynnwys pobl ag anableddau megis dallineb a nam ar eu golwg. Fel y soniais, cŵn tywys yw'r ffordd orau yn aml i bobl â nam ar eu golwg fynd allan i fyw eu bywydau bob dydd. Mae hyfforddiant sefydlu'n galluogi pobl ifanc i fod yn bobl ifanc drwy allu dod o hyd i ffrindiau newydd a gwneud pethau normal gyda hwy, fel mynd allan i fwyta, siopa a chwarae, i nodi rhai pethau'n unig. Yn yr un modd, mae hefyd yn galluogi pobl ifanc i barhau â'u hannibyniaeth drwy addysg bellach a chyflogaeth. Mae'n bwysig nodi hefyd fod y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn parchu ac yn edmygu rhieni'r bobl ifanc hyn, sef yr hyfforddwyr sefydlu cyntaf, ac maent yn gwneud gwaith gwych. Fodd bynnag, mae angen i ymarferwyr proffesiynol ddarparu hyfforddiant cymwysedig sy'n cefnogi'r bobl ifanc, a'r rhieni hefyd yn wir, ac mae'r gost o hyd at £600,000 am ddarparu o leiaf 20 o arbenigwyr sefydlu'n bris gwerth ei dalu yn fy marn i, i sicrhau bod y Senedd hon yn credu mewn rhoi annibyniaeth a'r bywyd rhwyddaf posibl i bobl ifanc Cymru. Rwy'n annog yr Aelodau i gefnogi ein cynnig heb ei ddiwygio y prynhawn yma. Diolch.