English: The Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee visited the SOLCER house in Bridgend last week. Not only did we learn the results of the performance of this fantastic house as a power station, which is now generating more electricity than it's using for nine months of the year, we also learnt about five different retrofits that Cardiff University and the other partners had undertaken, in five very different types of housing. And, certainly for affordable sums, they were able to completely transform these otherwise very-difficult-to-heat homes, including one that was a void - had been void for many years - and is now attracting a premium rent because of the quality of the housing it offers. So, I'm fully aware that Arbed has done a great job - over £70 million over several years, and some 20,000 homes, I think, have been improved - but I wondered if we could have a statement from the Government on how the Warm Homes programme of the Welsh Government is going to tackle or accelerate the strategy, now that we know how we can retrofit existing homes, given that 80 per cent of the houses that are going to be lived in in 2030 have already been built. Not only do we need to build energy-efficient homes, but we need to, obviously, tackle the fuel poverty that many of our communities are suffering. So, I wondered if we could have a statement on how we can accelerate that programme, in the light of new understanding of how we can go about it. The second point I wondered if we could have a statement on is that there was, last week, a report on the take-up in different local authorities of council tax discounts for carers of disabled and very sick people by local authority. And there was a huge differential between one local authority and another - in some cases, up to 77 times the take-up. So, I wondered if it's possible to have a statement on the take-up in Wales, by local authority, of the council tax discount for carers, so that we can see which local authorities are properly promoting it.
Welsh: Ymwelodd y Pwyllgor Newid Hinsawdd, Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig â'r tŷ SOLCER ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr yr wythnos diwethaf. Cawsom wybod nid yn unig am ganlyniadau perfformiad y tŷ gwych hwn fel gorsaf bŵer, sydd bellach yn cynhyrchu mwy o drydan nag y mae'n ei ddefnyddio am naw mis o'r flwyddyn, ond clywsom hefyd am bump ôl-osodiad gwahanol y mae Prifysgol Caerdydd a phartneriaid eraill wedi eu gweithredu, mewn pum math gwahanol iawn o dai. Ac, am brisiau fforddiadwy yn sicr, roedden nhw'n gallu gweddnewid y cartrefi hyn yn gyfan gwbl, a hynny ar gyfer yr hyn a fyddai, fel arall, yn gartrefi anodd iawn eu gwresogi, gan gynnwys un a oedd yn wag - ac wedi bod yn wag am flynyddoedd lawer - ac sydd bellach yn denu rhent premiwm oherwydd y safon uchel y mae'n ei gynnig. Felly, rwy'n gwbl ymwybodol bod Arbed wedi gwneud gwaith gwych - dros £70 miliwn dros nifer o flynyddoedd, ac mae tua 20,000 o gartrefi, rwy'n credu, wedi'u gwella - ond tybed a allwn ni gael datganiad gan y Llywodraeth am sut y mae rhaglen Cartrefi Clyd Lywodraeth Cymru yn mynd i roi sylw i'r strategaeth neu ei chyflymu, gan ein bod ni bellach yn gwybod y gallwn ni ôl-osod cartrefi presennol, o gofio bod 80 y cant o'r tai y bydd pobl yn byw ynddyn nhw yn 2030 eisoes wedi'u hadeiladu. Nid yn unig y mae'n rhaid inni adeiladu cartrefi sy'n defnyddio ynni'n effeithlon, ond mae'n rhaid i ni, yn amlwg, drechu'r tlodi tanwydd y mae llawer o'n cymunedau yn ei ddioddef. Felly, tybed a allwn ni gael datganiad ynglŷn â sut y gallwn ni gyflymu'r rhaglen honno, ar sail dealltwriaeth newydd o ran sut y gallwn ni fynd ati i wneud hynny. Yr ail bwynt yr oeddwn i'n meddwl tybed a allem ni gael datganiad arno yw y gwelwyd, yr wythnos diwethaf, adroddiad ar y niferoedd mewn gwahanol awdurdodau lleol sy'n manteisio ar ostyngiadau i'r dreth gyngor i ofalwyr pobl anabl a phobl sâl iawn, fesul awdurdod lleol. Ac roedd gwahaniaeth aruthrol rhwng un awdurdod lleol a'r llall - mewn rhai achosion, roedd hyd at 77 gwaith yn fwy yn manteisio arno. Felly, tybed a yw hi'n bosibl cael datganiad ar y niferoedd sy'n manteisio ar ostyngiad i'r dreth gyngor i ofalwyr yng Nghymru, fesul awdurdod lleol, er mwyn i ni weld pa awdurdodau lleol sy'n ei hyrwyddo'n briodol.