English: Today is International Men's Day, and there are a number of events on the Senedd estate today, including the Men's Sheds initiative. These projects are helping people to open up about their own mental health, which reduces stigma, which is vital when we know that suicide rates among men have been described as a national emergency. Suicide has been cited as the biggest killer of men under 45. Almost every community has been affected by the loss of men long before their time to die due to suicide, and I have personal experience of losing someone in this way and I can testify to the devastation that it causes. So, on International Men's Day I want to reinforce the importance of talking. If you can't talk to someone close, are there others, like the Men's Sheds, that you can reach out to? Investment in talking therapies and good mental health support services is essential too, because not everyone has someone close to them that they can open up to. So, can we have a statement from the Minister, or a debate in Government time, outlining what talking therapies are available and what other strategies the Government are deploying to reverse these appalling suicide statistics? Netball has been a fantastic success story in Wales, and the Rhondda in particular - 825 women and girls are regularly playing netball in Rhondda Cynon Taf, and some of the biggest clubs in the country can be found there. This is great news as it not only provides girls and women with access to team sports, but it also forms an important feature in the fight against obesity and improving mental well-being. However, the success story has been achieved against a backdrop of significant barriers. Sports facilities are hard to access - in fact, there are grave gender inequalities when you consider that there are 35 rugby, cricket and football fields in the Rhondda, the vast majority of which are located outside of schools and therefore accessible on weekends, compared to the nine netball courts in the Rhondda, of which six are not available on weekends as they are located in school premises. Now, the Welsh Government has a role to play. While Welsh Netball has nearly 20 per cent more members than Netball Scotland, it receives significantly less funding than its sister organisation. So, I would like to see a Government statement outlining how this Welsh Government intends to address this gender inequality in sport and help meet the incredible demand that there is for netball in the Rhondda and beyond.
Welsh: Mae'n Ddiwrnod Rhyngwladol y Dynion heddiw, a cheir nifer o ddigwyddiadau ar safle'r Senedd, gan gynnwys un gan fenter Men's Sheds. Mae'r prosiectau hyn yn helpu pobl i fod yn agored am eu hiechyd meddwl, sy'n lleihau'r stigma, ac mae hyn yn hanfodol pan wyddom fod cyfraddau hunanladdiad ymhlith dynion yn cael eu disgrifio'n argyfwng cenedlaethol. Dywedir mai hunanladdiad yw'r lladdwr mwyaf o ddynion dan 45 oed. Effeithiwyd ar bron pob cymuned gan golli dynion ymhell cyn eu hamser oherwydd hunanladdiad, ac mae gennyf i brofiad personol o golli rhywun fel hyn ac fe allaf i dystio i'r chwalfa y mae'n ei achosi. Felly, ar Ddiwrnod Rhyngwladol y Dynion, rwy'n awyddus i bwysleisio pa mor hanfodol yw siarad. Os na allwch chi siarad â rhywun agos, a oes yna rai eraill, fel y Men's Sheds, y gallwch chi ddweud eich cwyn wrthyn nhw? Mae buddsoddi mewn therapïau siarad a gwasanaethau da o ran cymorth iechyd meddwl yn hanfodol hefyd, oherwydd nid oes gan bawb rywun agos i droi ato. Felly, a gawn ni ddatganiad gan y Gweinidog, neu ddadl yn amser y Llywodraeth, yn amlinellu pa therapïau siarad sydd ar gael a pha strategaethau eraill y mae'r Llywodraeth yn eu defnyddio i wrthdroi'r ystadegau ofnadwy hyn ar gyfer hunanladdiad? Mae pêl-rwyd wedi bod yn llwyddiant ysgubol yng Nghymru, ac yn y Rhondda yn arbennig - mae 825 o fenywod a genethod yn chwarae pêl-rwyd yn rheolaidd yn Rhondda Cynon Taf, ac fe ellir dod o hyd i rai o glybiau mwyaf y wlad yno. Mae hyn yn newyddion gwych. Nid yn unig y mae'n galluogi menywod a genethod i chwarae mewn tîm, ond mae hefyd yn nodwedd bwysig yn y frwydr yn erbyn gordewdra a gwella lles meddyliol. Fodd bynnag, llwyddwyd i sicrhau'r llwyddiant hwn er gwaethaf rhwystrau sylweddol. Mae'n anodd cael mynediad ar gyfleusterau chwaraeon - yn wir, mae anghydraddoldebau difrifol rhwng y rhywiau pan ystyriwch chi fod yna 35 o gaeau rygbi, criced a phêl-droed yn y Rhondda, y mae'r mwyafrif llethol ohonyn nhw mewn lleoliadau y tu allan i'r ysgolion ac felly ar gael ar benwythnosau, o'u cymharu â naw cwrt pêl-rwyd, ac nid yw chwech ohonyn nhw ar gael ar benwythnosau gan eu bod nhw wedi eu lleoli ar safle ysgol. Nawr, mae gan Lywodraeth Cymru ran i'w chwarae. Er bod gan Bêl-rwyd Cymru bron 20 y cant yn fwy o aelodau na Phêl-rwyd yr Alban, mae'n cael llawer llai o arian na'i chwaer sefydliad. Felly, fe hoffwn i gael datganiad gan y Llywodraeth yn amlinellu sut mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu mynd i'r afael â'r anghydraddoldeb hwn rhwng y rhywiau mewn chwaraeon a helpu i ddiwallu'r galw anhygoel sydd am bêl-rwyd yng Nghwm Rhondda a thu hwnt.