English: I would now like to turn to the Plaid Cymru amendments. We know that one of the key ways that we can decrease the spread of COVID-19, including the omicron variant, in schools, colleges and early years settings is to ensure that they are well ventilated. Good ventilation prevents the virus from remaining in the air and infecting people. A number of parts of school buildings are already well ventilated, with plenty of airflow, and we can now monitor the remaining areas using carbon dioxide monitors, in which the Welsh Government has at last invested. But, what should a school do when it identifies an area that is not well ventilated? Well, guidance and common sense suggest that the simple solutions are simple steps, such as opening doors and windows. But is this possible in every school? If the issue cannot be easily solved, schools are advised to look at what work can be done to improve ventilation. This could include investing in vents, doors or windows. And, in this regard, I welcome the £50 million recently announced for local authorities through the sustainable communities for learning programme to help schools with the refurbishment and capital improvements, focusing on health and safety measures, such as improving ventilation. Schools will also benefit from investment that aims to make them more creative and person-centred environments that are warmer and more welcoming. But, in the long term, we need to promote good ventilation and better air quality, and prioritise natural daylight, because all of these factors have a significant impact on performance in school settings, as well as on air quality. The pandemic is not over yet, and COVID continues to be a real and present danger. Who is to say when the next variant might come, or even when the next pandemic might threaten our population, including our younger citizens? We need to ensure that our schools are as safe as possible, not just now but for the future.
Welsh: Hoffwn nawr droi at welliannau Plaid Cymru. Gwyddom mai un o'r ffyrdd allweddol y gallwn leihau lledaeniad COVID-19, gan gynnwys yr amrywiolyn omicron, mewn ysgolion, colegau a lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar yw sicrhau eu bod wedi'u hawyru'n dda. Mae awyru da yn atal y feirws rhag aros yn yr aer a heintio pobl. Mae nifer o ardaloedd mewn ysgolion eisoes wedi'u hawyru'n dda gyda digon o symudiadau awyr, a rŵan gallwn hefyd fonitro'r ardaloedd eraill gan ddefnyddio'r monitorau carbon deuocsid y mae Llywodraeth Cymru o'r diwedd wedi buddsoddi ynddynt. Ond beth ddylai ysgol ei wneud pan fydd yn dod o hyd i ardal sydd ddim wedi'i hawyru'n dda? Wel, mae canllawiau a synnwyr cyffredin yn nodi mai'r peth syml yw camau syml fel agor drysau a ffenestri, ond a yw hyn yn bosibl i bob ysgol? Os na ellir datrys y mater yn hawdd, cynghorir ysgolion i edrych ar ba waith y gellid ei wneud i wella awyru. Gallai hyn gynnwys buddsoddi mewn fentiau, drysau neu ffenestri. Yn hyn o beth, felly, croesawaf y £50 miliwn a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar i awdurdodau lleol drwy'r rhaglen cymunedau cynaliadwy ar gyfer dysgu i helpu ysgolion i wneud gwaith atgyweirio a gwella cyfalaf, gan ganolbwyntio ar fesurau iechyd a diogelwch, megis gwella awyru. Bydd ysgolion hefyd yn elwa o fuddsoddiad sy'n anelu at eu gwneud yn amgylcheddau mwy creadigol, personol, cynhesach a chroesawgar. Ond yn y tymor hir, mae angen inni hyrwyddo awyru da, gwell ansawdd aer, a blaenoriaethu golau dydd naturiol gan fod pob un ohonynt yn effeithio'n sylweddol ar berfformiad mewn lleoliadau ysgol, ynghyd ag ansawdd aer. Nid yw'r pandemig ar ben eto, ac mae COVID yn dal i fod yn berygl clir a chyfredol. Pwy sydd i ddweud pryd y bydd yr amrywiolyn nesaf, neu hyd yn oed pandemig arall, yn bygwth ein poblogaeth, gan gynnwys ei haelodau ieuengaf? Mae angen inni sicrhau bod ein hysgolion mor ddiogel â phosibl, nid dim ond rŵan ond hefyd ar gyfer y dyfodol.