English: I know that a fair bit of time has been given in the Senedd to debating and scrutinising the Government on its planning and action in terms of the floods, but I've got a number of matters outstanding from my constituency that have so far stalled. I've got a case of a resident flooded in Treorchy who's seen his kitchen flood six, seven, maybe eight times now since the heavy rain began a few weeks ago. Water is gushing into his garden and through his kitchen walls. He believes that a drain has collapsed underneath the main road outside his home, yet the council say it's his responsibility, on his land. I'm wondering if the Government has got any scope to intervene in cases like this. I've got another case where a resident doesn't have insurance. Their roof was blown off in storm Ciara and then further damaged during storm Dennis. The Government previously said it wants to help people who've been affected by both storms, yet the council have decided that this family isn't eligible for the council funding, which then excludes them from Welsh Government funding and the support that they should be able to access for not being insured. Will the Welsh Government agree to look at cases like this that have been turned down to ensure maximum flexibility within the system to catch cases like this? I've got many other issues that I'd like to raise but I'm mindful of time, Presiding Officer. If I could just raise one final point, and that's about blocked culverts in general. This is now a huge problem right across the Rhondda. The council don't seem to have the capacity to clear and repair all of the culverts and waterways and, in some cases, these drainage systems need rebuilding. Pentre and Blaenllechau are two good examples of where drainage damage has caused floods into people's homes, but we've also had a house in Llwynypia that was flooded from an overflowing culvert, a street in Ystrad was flooded just last night, and people in homes in Ynyshir are fearful because the culvert drainage system overflowed there again last night. Now, if the council doesn't have the capacity to deal with all of this, can consideration be given to drafting in labour and support from elsewhere? For example, could volunteer groups or even the army be requested to help in situations like this? We need a plan for our waterways and our mountain run-off water; we don't seem to have one now that inspires confidence on the part of the residents that I speak to, who simply can't relax every time it rains.
Welsh: Rwy'n gwybod bod cryn dipyn o amser wedi ei roi yn y Senedd i ddadlau a chraffu ar waith cynllunio a chraffu y Llywodraeth o ran y llifogydd, ond mae gennyf i nifer o faterion nad ydyn nhw wedi cael sylw o fy etholaeth i sydd wedi'u dal yn ôl hyd yn hyn. Mae gennyf i achos o breswylydd yn Nhreorci sydd wedi gweld y llifogydd yn ei gegin chwech, saith, efallai wyth gwaith bellach ers i'r glaw trwm ddechrau ychydig wythnosau yn ôl. Mae dŵr yn rhuthro i'w ardd a thrwy waliau ei gegin. Mae e'n credu bod draen wedi dymchwel o dan y brif ffordd y tu allan i'w gartref, ac eto mae'r cyngor yn dweud, mai ef sy'n gyfrifol am hynny, ar ei dir ei hun. Rwy'n meddwl tybed a oes gan y Llywodraeth unrhyw gyfle i ymyrryd mewn achosion fel hyn. Mae gennyf i achos arall lle nad oes gan breswylydd yswiriant. Cafodd ei do ei chwythu ymaith yn storm Ciara ac yna cafodd ei ddifrodi ymhellach yn ystod storm Dennis. Dywedodd y Llywodraeth o'r blaen ei bod eisiau helpu pobl sydd wedi cael eu heffeithio gan y ddwy storm, ac eto mae'r cyngor wedi penderfynu nad yw'r teulu hwn yn gymwys i gael cyllid gan y cyngor, sydd wedyn yn eu hatal rhag cael arian gan Lywodraeth Cymru a'r gefnogaeth y dylen nhw fod yn gallu eu cael am nad oes ganddyn nhw yswiriant. A wnaiff Llywodraeth Cymru gytuno i ystyried achosion fel hyn sydd wedi eu gwrthod er mwyn sicrhau'r hyblygrwydd mwyaf posibl o fewn y system i ddal achosion fel hyn? Mae gennyf i lawer o faterion eraill yr hoffwn i eu codi, ond rwy'n ymwybodol o amser, Llywydd. Os caf i godi dim ond un pwynt terfynol, ac mae hynny'n ymwneud â chwlfertau sydd wedi blocio yn gyffredinol. Mae hyn yn broblem enfawr ledled y Rhondda erbyn hyn. Nid yw'n ymddangos bod gan y cyngor y gallu i glirio a thrwsio'r holl gwlfertau a dyfrffyrdd ac, mewn rhai achosion, mae angen ailadeiladu'r systemau draenio hyn. Mae Pentre a Blaenllechau yn ddwy enghraifft dda o'r mannau lle mae difrod yn y draeniau wedi achosi llifogydd yng nghartrefi pobl, ond hefyd mae tŷ yn Llwynypia sydd wedi dioddef llifogydd o gwlfert yn gorlifo, roedd stryd yn Ystrad dan ddŵr neithiwr, ac mae pobl mewn cartrefi yn Ynyshir yn ofnus oherwydd bod y system ddraenio cwlfertau wedi gorlifo yno eto neithiwr. Nawr, os nad oes gan y cyngor y gallu i fynd i'r afael â hyn i gyd, a fyddai modd ystyried dod â llafur a chymorth o rywle arall? Er enghraifft, a fyddai modd gofyn i grwpiau gwirfoddol neu hyd yn oed y fyddin helpu mewn sefyllfaoedd fel hyn? Mae angen cynllun arnom ni ar gyfer ein dyfrffyrdd a'n dŵr sy'n rhedeg oddi ar y mynyddoedd; nid yw'n ymddangos bod gennym ni un ar hyn o bryd sy'n ennyn hyder y trigolion yr wyf i'n siarad â nhw sy'n ei chael hi'n amhosibl ymlacio, bob tro y mae hi'n bwrw glaw.