English: It's an honour to speak today on behalf of the Labour group, to pay tribute to the man who has led our party and our country for the past nine years. The challenges have at times been considerable. As I know you've previously said yourself, Carwyn, you took office in the wake of the global financial crash, constrained by the political commitment to austerity from Westminster, and the past few years have, of course, been dominated by Brexit. There have indeed been dark days, but throughout, Carwyn, you have provided principled and passionate leadership, a leadership that has stood up for Wales, that worked together to build a better Wales, and the achievements have been considerable - not least of these has been your success in leading Welsh Labour to two election wins. Opinion polling consistently told us, Carwyn, that you were the most highly rated politician in Wales - an electoral asset to Welsh Labour. I personally experienced a little of this magic, and I fondly remember campaigning with you in Mountain Ash just before the 2016 election. The support that you provided to me as a first-time candidate was much appreciated, as, I hope, was the warm welcome that you received from local residents at the busy weekly market. A group of women we met at Abercynon library a little later on were similarly starstruck, but you found a way of engaging them and putting them at their ease - so much so that when I returned a few minutes later, they were happily giving you advice on how to dye your hair. [ Laughter.] Then they moved on to complimenting you on your walking programmes and your cheerful evening broadcast, and the truth sank in. They did think that I had brought an equally popular weatherman for a visit. But, regardless of that case of mistaken identity, your leadership in government has really made a difference in Wales. It's made a difference to the additional people in work or with qualifications. It's made a difference to the record numbers of NHS staff and the pay that they receive. It's made a difference to the people accessing new treatments, not waiting so long for diagnostic tests or transfers of care, and simply surviving conditions like cancer. As I mentioned during First Minister's questions, I know that opportunities for children and young people have been important to you, and it's clear that your Government has also made a difference here: targeted support for families who need it most; the most generous childcare offer in the UK; action to support students; retention of the EMA; improvements in examination results. Most visibly, Carwyn, as other speakers have commented, your commitment to the twenty-first century schools programme has ensured our children and young people are educated in modern facilities fit for purpose. Altogether, nearly £4 billion has been earmarked to this, and over 150 schools and colleges will have been built or refurbished by 2019. My constituency of Cynon valley has more than benefited from this. Over £100 million-worth of investment means that pupils of one brand-new secondary and seven brand-new primary schools are now taught in state-of-the-art facilities. And these improvements also extend to the further education sector. Another memory that I will treasure is accompanying you as you cut the sod for the new £22 million Aberdare Coleg y Cymoedd campus in snow and freezing hail. And while many other leaders might have made a very hasty exit in such awful conditions, you decided to climb on board the bus that had been brought in for the workers and deliver an impromptu speech there to them. I think that's a measure of the man. Carwyn, you also made a difference through your role in helping to deliver a positive result in the 2011 campaign on law-making powers and in the way that your Government has used these powers since. Just as important have been the taxation powers this Assembly has been granted to deliver the first modern, made-in-Wales taxes. I know your resignation here today will not mark the end of your contribution to public life in Wales. I also know that Lisa, Seren, Ruairi and Caron will cherish being able to spend more time with you. As someone who has both studied and taught the history of Wales, I'm confident that your place in the history books of Wales will be a prominent one. So, diolch yn fawr, Carwyn, and all the very best for the future. [ Applause.]
Welsh: Anrhydedd i mi yw cael siarad heddiw ar ran y grŵp Llafur, i roi teyrnged i'r dyn sydd wedi arwain ein plaid a'n gwlad dros y naw mlynedd diwethaf. Mae'r heriau wedi bod yn sylweddol ar adegau. Fel y gwn eich bod wedi ei ddweud o'r blaen eich hun, Carwyn, daethoch i'ch swydd yn dilyn y chwalfa ariannol fyd-eang, wedi eich llesteirio gan ymrwymiad gwleidyddol yn San Steffan i gyni, ac wrth gwrs, mae'r ychydig flynyddoedd diwethaf wedi bod dan deyrnasiad Brexit. Bu dyddiau duon yn wir, ond drwy'r cyfan, Carwyn, rydych chi wedi arwain yn egwyddorol ac angerddol, ag arweinyddiaeth sydd wedi sefyll dros Gymru, sydd wedi cydweithio i lunio Cymru well, ac mae'r hyn a gyflawnwyd wedi bod yn sylweddol - nid y lleiaf o'r rhain fu eich llwyddiant yn arwain Llafur Cymru i ennill dau etholiad. Roedd yr arolygon barn yn dweud wrthym yn gyson, Carwyn, mai chi oedd y gwleidydd uchaf ei barch yng Nghymru - yn ased etholiadol i Lafur Cymru. Cefais innau ychydig o brofiad o'r hud, a melys yw cofio ymgyrchu gyda chi yn Aberpennar ychydig cyn yr etholiad yn 2016. Roedd y cymorth a roesoch chi i mi fel ymgeisydd am y tro cyntaf yn dderbyniol dros ben, fel, rwy'n gobeithio, yr oedd y croeso cynnes a gawsoch chi gan drigolion lleol yn y farchnad wythnosol brysur. Yn yr un modd, roedd y grŵp o fenywod y gwnaethom gyfarfod â nhw yn llyfrgell Abercynon ychydig wedyn yn falch iawn o gyfarfod â seren enwog. Ond roedd gennych chi ffordd o ymgysylltu â nhw a gwneud iddyn nhw deimlo'n gartrefol - i'r fath raddau eu bod nhw, pan ddychwelais i ychydig funudau yn ddiweddarach, yn hapus i roi cyngor i chi ar sut i liwio'ch gwallt. [ Chwerthin.] Yna, fe aethon nhw ymlaen i'ch canmol chi am y rhaglenni cerdded a'ch darllediadau hwyliog ar noson waith, ac yna fe gwympodd y geiniog. Roedden nhw'n credu fy mod i wedi dod â'r dyn tywydd poblogaidd am ymweliad â'r lle. Ond, er gwaethaf yr achos hwnnw o gamadnabyddiaeth, mae eich arweinyddiaeth yn y llywodraeth wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol yng Nghymru. Mae wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth i'r bobl sydd nawr mewn gwaith neu â chymwysterau. Mae wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth i'r niferoedd uchaf erioed yn staff y GIG a'u cyflogau. Mae wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth i'r bobl sy'n ceisio cael gafael ar driniaethau newydd, heb orfod aros mor hir am brofion diagnostig neu drosglwyddo gofal, ac yn goroesi cyflyrau fel canser. Fel y soniais yn ystod cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog, rwy'n gwybod bod cyfleoedd ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc wedi bod yn bwysig i chi, ac mae'n amlwg bod eich Llywodraeth chi wneud gwahaniaeth yn y fan hon hefyd: cymorth wedi'i dargedu i deuluoedd sydd ei angen fwyaf; y cynnig mwyaf hael o ofal plant yn y DU; camau i gefnogi myfyrwyr; cadw'r lwfans cynhaliaeth addysg; gwelliannau o ran canlyniadau arholiadau. Yn fwyaf amlwg, Carwyn, fel y soniodd siaradwyr eraill, mae eich ymrwymiad i raglen ysgolion yr unfed ganrif ar hugain wedi sicrhau bod ein plant a'n pobl ifanc yn cael eu haddysgu mewn cyfleusterau modern sy'n addas i'r diben. Mae bron £4 biliwn wedi ei glustnodi ar gyfer hyn, a bydd dros 150 o ysgolion a cholegau wedi eu hadeiladu neu eu hadnewyddu erbyn 2019. Mae fy etholaeth i, cwm Cynon, wedi elwa'n fawr ar hyn. Mae buddsoddiad gwerth dros £100 miliwn yn golygu bod disgyblion o un ysgol uwchradd newydd sbon a saith ysgol gynradd newydd sbon nawr yn cael eu haddysgu mewn cyfleusterau blaengar a modern. Ac mae'r gwelliannau hyn yn ymestyn i'r sector addysg bellach hefyd. Cof arall y byddaf i'n ei drysori yw bod gyda chi wrth ichi dorri'r dywarchen ar gyfer campws £22 miliwn newydd Coleg y Cymoedd Aberdâr yn yr eira a'r cesair iasol. A thra byddai llawer o arweinwyr eraill wedi gadael ar frys o dan y fath amodau ofnadwy, fe wnaethoch chi benderfynu dringo ar y bws a oedd wedi dod yno ar gyfer y gweithwyr a thraddodi araith fyrfyfyr yno ar eu cyfer nhw. Credaf fod hynny'n dweud rhywbeth wrthym ni am y dyn. Carwyn, rydych hefyd wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth drwy eich gwaith yn helpu i sicrhau canlyniad cadarnhaol o ran ymgyrch 2011 ar bwerau deddfu ac yn y ffordd y mae eich Llywodraeth chi wedi defnyddio'r pwerau hyn oddi ar hynny. Yr un mor bwysig fu'r pwerau trethu a roddwyd i'r Cynulliad hwn i sicrhau'r trethi cyntaf a wnaed yng Nghymru yn yr oes fodern. Gwn na fydd eich ymddiswyddiad yma heddiw yn golygu diwedd eich cyfraniad i fywyd cyhoeddus yng Nghymru. Gwn hefyd y bydd Lisa, Seren, Ruairi a Caron wrth eu boddau o allu treulio mwy o amser gyda chi. Fel rhywun sydd wedi astudio ac wedi bod yn dysgu hanes Cymru, rwy'n hyderus y bydd eich lle yn llyfrau hanes Cymru yn un amlwg. Felly, diolch yn fawr, Carwyn, a dymuniadau gorau i'r dyfodol. [ Cymeradwyaeth.]