English: Thank you, Minister. I welcome the Welsh Government's statement that was published today announcing £2.5 million support for businesses affected by flooding. That will certainly be of some comfort to the estimated 450 businesses that have been affected throughout Rhondda Cynon Taf. Now, I know that you are aware, Minister, of the statistics that have been published by the Royal Meteorological Society this week, suggesting that the south Wales Valleys will see an estimated 50 per cent increase in rainfall over the next 10 years due to climate change. So, I'm very interested in the work that NRW might possibly be able to do to militate against the worst effects of this. Three key issues have been raised with me repeatedly by constituents who were among the estimated 750 homes affected in RCT. The first is replanting of trees, and I note your answers to other Members in this Chamber today on that. The second one is dredging, and many constituents feel really passionately, knowing their communities, that rivers have been dredged very thoroughly in past years, but that, over the recent 10 or 20 years this approach has fallen out of favour. So, I'd be interested in your views on this and the message that I can convey to my constituents on that. And the last one is about staffing. Again, I note your comments to other Members on this, but I'm talking about boots on the ground, really - people who can clear debris, keep rivers free-flowing. And even in this time of austerity, would it be possible for the Welsh Government to consider increasing the numbers of those types of staff working for NRW so that replanting of trees and keeping our channels free of debris could be prioritised?
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Croesawaf ddatganiad Llywodraeth Cymru a gyhoeddwyd heddiw yn rhyddhau gwerth £2.5 miliwn o gymorth i fusnesau y mae llifogydd wedi effeithio arnynt. Yn sicr, bydd hynny'n rhoi rhywfaint o gysur i'r 450 amcangyfrifedig o fusnesau yr effeithiwyd arnynt ledled Rhondda Cynon Taf. Nawr, gwn eich bod yn ymwybodol, Weinidog, o'r ystadegau a gyhoeddwyd gan y Gymdeithas Feteorolegol Frenhinol yr wythnos hon, sy'n awgrymu y bydd cynnydd amcangyfrifedig o 50 y cant yn y glawiad dros Gymoedd de Cymru dros y 10 mlynedd nesaf oherwydd y newid yn yr hinsawdd. Felly, mae gennyf gryn ddiddordeb yn y gwaith y gallai CNC ei wneud i liniaru effeithiau gwaethaf hyn. Mae tri mater allweddol wedi'u codi gyda mi dro ar ôl tro gan etholwyr a oedd ymhlith y 750 amcangyfrifedig o gartrefi yr effeithiwyd arnynt yn RhCT. Y cyntaf yw ailblannu coed, a nodaf eich atebion i Aelodau eraill yn y Siambr hon heddiw ynglŷn â hynny. Yr ail yw carthu, ac mae llawer o etholwyr yn teimlo'n angerddol iawn, o fod yn adnabod eu cymunedau, fod afonydd wedi cael eu carthu'n drwyadl iawn yn y gorffennol, ond dros y 10 neu 20 mlynedd diwethaf, fod hyn wedi cael ei esgeuluso. Felly, hoffwn glywed eich barn ar hyn a'r neges y gallaf ei chyfleu i fy etholwyr. Ac mae'r olaf yn ymwneud â staffio. Unwaith eto, nodaf eich sylwadau i Aelodau eraill ar hyn, ond rwy'n sôn am bobl ar lawr gwlad - pobl sy'n gallu clirio gweddillion, sicrhau bod afonydd yn llifo. A hyd yn oed yn ystod y cyfnod hwn o gyni, a fyddai modd i Lywodraeth Cymru ystyried cynyddu niferoedd y mathau hynny o staff sy'n gweithio i CNC fel y gellid blaenoriaethu ailblannu coed a chadw ein sianeli'n rhydd o weddillion?