English: Evidence was provided to your predecessor committee, and I think they shared some of our concerns, and I was very pleased that the Government responded positively to that committee's report. I think it's also worth noting the fact that the Government has included within its work programme the work done by the group within the partnership - the sub-committee of the partnership - which did good work on the impact of COVID on communities. I think we are now starting to see exactly what some of the implications are. I think the main point I would make is to emphasise the pressure in terms of second homes. The changes in working patterns and changes in people's way of life, I think, just - . It's not a new issue, if we're honest; I remember when I was at university I wrote a dissertation on the impact of second homes on the west of Wales, and that's more years ago than I would like to admit. But I do think that the patterns that have developed over the past six to 12 months have highlighted the scale of the pressures now, and I am very eager - . Although the Government have announced that they have specific plans to tackle this problem, we are still waiting for a meeting with the Minister, so we don't have enough detail as to what the plans are at the moment, and I am very eager to see exactly what the nature of the Government's response will be. Clearly, there are questions in terms of taxation, there are also questions in terms of the nature of planning legislation and how easy it will be to change some of those regimes, but I do think we do need to be very careful, because the truth of the matter is that there is a generation of people who are being priced out of living within their communities if we're not careful, and nobody wants to see that. Although if we or if the Government succeeds in their task, the truth of the matter is, of course, that there are grave problems in terms of the strength of the economies in those areas too. So, it's not just a matter of dealing with the issue of second homes; there are questions in terms of depopulation that have been a problem over many years. And COVID too, of course, provides opportunities. I don't think that we should be too negative. The truth of the matter is that perhaps some of those people who have been attracted to Cardiff over a number of years, because you have to move to Cardiff in order to get a job that appeals to you - perhaps those patterns might be changing too. But, clearly, they can't remain within their communities if the house prices are prohibitive and beyond their means, so I think we need to see exactly what the Government has to say on this issue. The other thing, I think, and I've just referred to this in a way, is these patterns in terms of remote working. In terms of the Welsh language, we have to be very careful as to how that's going to work too, because there are opportunities at the moment for people who, perhaps, are uncertain in their language skills or are Welsh learners to actually reinforce their language skills because they work within a workplace where the Welsh language is used on a daily basis. And although we can all work from home, and that's appealing to a certain extent, we have to understand exactly what the implications of that are on people's ability to use the Welsh language in the workplace, and to ensure that plans such as the Welsh Government's plans to create hubs - . Although they've said within those plants that they will ensure that the Welsh language is central to them, we as an organisation have to look specifically and in detail at what exactly is being proposed and the arrangements underpinning those proposals.
Welsh: Fe roddwyd tystiolaeth i'r pwyllgor blaenorol, a dwi'n meddwl eu bod nhw wedi rhannu rhai o'n pryderon ni, ac roeddwn i'n falch iawn bod y Llywodraeth wedi ymateb yn bositif i adroddiad y pwyllgor blaenorol. Dwi'n meddwl hefyd ei fod o'n werth cymryd sylw o'r ffaith bod y Llywodraeth wedi cynnwys o fewn eu rhaglen waith y gwaith wnaethpwyd gan y grŵp o fewn y bartneriaeth - yr is-bwyllgor o fewn y bartneriaeth - a wnaeth ddarn o waith da, dwi'n meddwl, ar effaith COVID ar y cymunedau. Dwi'n meddwl erbyn hyn ein bod ni'n dechrau gweld yn union beth ydy rhai o'r goblygiadau. Dwi'n meddwl mai'r prif bwynt buaswn i'n ei wneud ydy hwyrach y pwysau sy'n mynd i fod ar ail gartrefi. Mae'r newid o ran patrymau gwaith a phatrymau byw, dwi'n meddwl, jest yn - . Dydy o ddim yn fater newydd, os ydyn ni'n onest; dwi'n cofio pan oeddwn i'n y brifysgol yn ysgrifennu traethawd hir ar effaith ail gartrefi ar y gorllewin ac mae hynny mwy o flynyddoedd yn ôl na beth fuaswn i'n licio ei gyfaddef. Ond dwi'n meddwl bod y patrymau yn ystod y chwe mis neu'r flwyddyn diwethaf wedi amlygu maint y pwysau erbyn hyn a dwi'n awyddus iawn - . Er bod y Llywodraeth wedi cyhoeddi bod ganddyn nhw gynlluniau penodol i fynd i'r afael efo'r broblem, rydyn ni'n dal yn aros am gyfarfod efo'r Gweinidog, felly does yna ddim digon o fanylder ynglŷn â'r cynlluniau ar hyn o bryd a dwi'n awyddus iawn i weld beth yn union ydy natur yr ymateb gan y Llywodraeth. Yn amlwg, mae yna gwestiynau o ran trethi, mae yna gwestiynau hefyd ynglŷn â natur y ddeddfwriaeth gynllunio a pha mor hawdd fydd o i newid rhai o'r cyfundrefnau, ond dwi'n meddwl bod angen bod yn ofalus iawn achos y gwir amdani ydy bod yna genhedlaeth sydd yn cael eu prisio allan o fyw o fewn eu cymunedau os ydyn ni ddim yn ofalus a fuasai neb eisiau gweld hynny. Er os ydyn ni'n llwyddo neu os ydy'r Llywodraeth yn llwyddo yn eu tasg, y gwir amdani, wrth gwrs, ydy bod yna broblemau dybryd o ran cryfder yr economi o fewn yr ardaloedd hynny hefyd, felly nid jest mater o ddelio ag ail gartrefi ydy o, ac mae yna gwestiwn o ran diboblogaeth sydd wedi bod yn broblem ers nifer o flynyddoedd. Mae COVID hefyd, cofiwch, yn creu cyfleoedd. Dwi ddim yn meddwl ein bod ni eisiau bod yn or ddu. Y gwir amdani ydy hwyrach fod rhai o'r bobl sydd wedi cael eu denu i Gaerdydd ers nifer o flynyddoedd o achos bod yn rhaid ichi symud i Gaerdydd er mwyn cael swydd sydd yn apelio atoch chi - hwyrach fod y patrymau yna'n newid hefyd. Ond yn amlwg, fedran nhw ddim aros o fewn eu cynefin os ydy'r prisiau tai tu hwnt i'w gallu nhw, felly dwi'n meddwl bod angen inni weld yn union beth sydd gan y Llywodraeth i'w ddweud. Y peth arall, dwi'n meddwl, a dwi newydd gyfeirio at hynny rili, ydy'r patrymau yma o ran gweithio o bell. Dwi'n meddwl o ran y Gymraeg fod yn rhaid inni fod yn ofalus ynglŷn â sut mae hynny'n mynd i weithio hefyd oherwydd mae yna gyfleoedd ar hyn o bryd i bobl sydd hwyrach yn simsan eu hiaith neu'n ddysgwyr i atgyfnerthu sgiliau iaith am eu bod nhw'n gweithio o fewn gweithle lle mae'r Gymraeg yn cael ei defnyddio yn feunyddiol. Ac er bod y ffaith ein bod ni i gyd yn medru gweithio gartref rŵan yn apelio i raddau, mae'n rhaid inni ddeall yn union beth ydy goblygiadau hynny o ran gallu pobl i ddefnyddio'r Gymraeg o fewn y gweithle, a sicrhau bod cynlluniau megis cynllun y Llywodraeth i greu hybiau - . Er eu bod nhw wedi dweud o fewn y cynlluniau yna eu bod nhw'n mynd i sicrhau bod y Gymraeg yn ganolog, mae'n rhaid i ni fel corff edrych yn benodol ac yn fanwl ar beth yn union sy'n cael ei gynnig a'r trefniadau sydd y tu ôl i'r cynigion yna.