English: Diolch, Llywydd. I can say that there are few benefits to ageing, but one of the pleasures of serving as a founder Member of the Assembly is having seen the institution grow and develop over nearly 20 years. And, having served for 10 years, Claire has provided leadership for more than half of the National Assembly's existence, but she will leave, of course, a significant imprint behind. The post Claire took up in February 2007 was very directly the product of the Government of Wales Act 2006. A key element of that Act, of course, was to separate the National Assembly and the Government - the legislature, of course, from the Executive. It took us forward; it was an important step, in fact, in our maturity as a democracy. And, of course, behind it lay a great deal of work in setting up the Commission and tooling it to do the job that it required. And that will be Claire's lasting legacy to the Assembly. She supervised the transformation of the Assembly from a somewhat ad hoc body into a pillar of Wales's democracy, capable of operating as a professional scrutiny body, in both Welsh and English. We know that security, sadly, is an area where we've seen great change during the years of Claire's stewardship. Working with the police, and her wider team, she has, of course, helped to respond to the changing security environment, while succeeding in retaining the Assembly that is open to the public, literally as well as morally. I know, Claire, that your stewardship and your role is the culmination of a long career of public service in Wales. Before coming here, you were the chief executive of Companies House. Before that, of course, a long career in skills and training in Wales, at the Manpower Services Commission, and elsewhere. And I know that, in the 1990s, Claire spent two years on St Helena, supporting her late husband, Mike, who is very well and fondly remembered by his former colleagues in the Welsh civil service. We know, as Members of this Assembly, that we look to the Commission to give us the support and infrastructure we need to do the jobs that our voters sent us here to do. So, could I thank Claire for all that she has done, and, of course, wish her every success and happiness in the future? [Applause.]
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. A gaf i ddweud mai prin yw manteision heneiddio, ond un o bleserau gwasanaethu fel Aelod gwreiddiol o'r Cynulliad yw cael gweld y sefydliad yn tyfu a datblygu dros bron i 20 mlynedd. Ac, ar ôl gwasanaethu am 10 mlynedd, mae Claire wedi darparu arweinyddiaeth am fwy na hanner bodolaeth y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol, ond bydd yn gadael, wrth gwrs, argraff sylweddol ar ei hôl. Daeth y swydd a gymerwyd gan Claire ym mis Chwefror 2007 o ganlyniad uniongyrchol iawn i Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006. Elfen allweddol o'r Ddeddf honno, wrth gwrs, oedd gwahanu'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol a'r Llywodraeth - y ddeddfwrfa, wrth gwrs, oddi wrth y Weithrediaeth. Fe'n symudodd ni ymlaen; roedd yn gam pwysig, mewn gwirionedd, yn ein haeddfedrwydd fel democratiaeth. Ac, wrth gwrs, roedd wedi'i seilio ar lawer iawn o waith i sefydlu'r Comisiwn a'i baratoi i wneud y gwaith a oedd yn ofynnol. A dyna fydd etifeddiaeth barhaol Claire i'r Cynulliad. Goruchwyliodd y broses o weddnewid y Cynulliad o gorff ad hoc braidd i un o golofnau democratiaeth Cymru, sy'n gallu gweithredu fel corff craffu proffesiynol, trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg. Rydym ni'n gwybod bod diogelwch, yn anffodus, yn faes lle'r ydym ni wedi gweld newid mawr yn ystod blynyddoedd stiwardiaeth Claire. Gan weithio gyda'r heddlu, a'i thîm ehangach, mae hi, wrth gwrs, wedi helpu i ymateb i'r amgylchedd diogelwch sy'n newid, gan lwyddo i gadw'r Cynulliad yn agored i'r cyhoedd, yn llythrennol yn ogystal ag yn foesol. Gwn, Claire, bod eich stiwardiaeth a'ch swyddogaeth yn benllanw gyrfa hir o wasanaeth cyhoeddus yng Nghymru. Cyn dod yma, chi oedd prif weithredwr Tŷ'r Cwmnïau. Cyn hynny, wrth gwrs, gyrfa hir mewn sgiliau a hyfforddiant yng Nghymru, yn y Comisiwn Gwasanaethau Gweithwyr, ac mewn mannau eraill. A gwn, yn y 1990au, bod Claire wedi treulio dwy flynedd ar St Helena, yn cynorthwyo ei diweddar ŵr, Mike, y ceir atgofion da a melys ohono ymhlith ei gyn-gydweithwyr yng ngwasanaeth sifil Cymru. Rydym ni'n gwybod, fel Aelodau'r Cynulliad hwn, ein bod ni'n disgwyl i'r Comisiwn roi'r cymorth a'r seilwaith sydd eu hangen arnom i wneud y swyddi y mae ein pleidleiswyr yn ein hanfon ni yma i'w gwneud. Felly, a gaf i ddiolch i Claire am bopeth y mae hi wedi ei wneud, ac, wrth gwrs, dymuno pob llwyddiant a hapusrwydd iddi yn y dyfodol? [Cymeradwyaeth.]