English: Rare it is to see a politician of such experience throw himself into a brief with such youthful enthusiasm, which I think is what the Minister has done over the last 10 months and which has culminated in this document, although I've got to say that I've got a complaint to make in that Wales's largest castle has the smallest picture in the brochure in the form of Caerphilly castle, but you would expect me to make that complaint anyway. It's got to be said, though, that the Minister has made up for that by visiting the castle on numerous occasions, most recently, as you've already mentioned, for the Dragons' Lair and Gilbert's Maze. I was there for the launch and I took my children along, and the Minister said in his speech that the children's faces lit up when they saw the dragon bellowing smoke. I've got to say that my 15-month-old daughter Holly was terrified and burst into tears, but the good news is that I took a video of the dragon and now every time she sees my mobile phone in my hand she asks to 'see dragon' - can she see a video of the dragon - so, it really, really did make an impression on her. We need more educational sites like this, but I've got to say that one of the problems with Caerphilly is that, as you look away from the castle towards the street scene, the street scene could be vastly improved. I think that, to some extent - and I think the Minister's recognised this - as much as the largest concentric castle in Europe attracts visitors, if you look across the street, some of the shape of the high street just across the road detracts a little from that, and I think further work needs to be done in that area. I've already mentioned that the Minister has made so many visits to Caerphilly castle that I've lost count. It is good that he has therefore introduced changes to the admissions policy, which will make it easier for people to visit tourist locations such as this on their doorsteps throughout Wales. Indeed, it was one of the first things that the Minister did in office. There's more to Caerphilly than Caerphilly castle, of course. It's a rite of passage that the Assembly Member for Caerphilly must mention at some point in their term Caerphilly castle and Caerphilly cheese, but there is also, of course, Llancaiach Fawr, a sixteenth-century manor house, which was derelict in the early 1980s. I'm very proud to say that my father was chair of the planning committee on Rhymney Valley District Council, which agreed the renovation and restoration of Llancaiach Fawr. And I've no doubt that the Minister will have visited there, or, if not, will have plans to visit there. Llancaiach is a wonderful place to visit but is also under threat. It's currently council-owned, and council budgets are reduced. Also, I'd say that the other area under threat is the national mining memorial, which the Minister is due to visit next month, which commemorates the tragic 1913 Universal Colliery disaster. The committee there is not as young as they used to be, and we have concerns that the management of that committee will become more difficult as time goes by, and therefore I look forward to welcoming the Minister to meet the committee and discuss that at the memorial event to be held next month. There's lots to offer in Caerphilly. Ruperra castle I haven't touched on. I think there's an opportunity for a heritage trail there. But, within those things I've said, I think I've also demonstrated that there is still work to be done in Caerphilly, and I'm sure the Minister would therefore agree.
Welsh: Mae'n anghyffredin gweld gwleidydd gyda'r fath brofiad yn ymroi i frîff gyda'r fath frwdfrydedd ifanc, sef yr hyn rwy'n credu y mae'r Gweinidog wedi ei wneud dros y 10 mis diwethaf ac sydd wedi arwain at y ddogfen hon, er mae'n rhaid imi ddweud bod gen i gŵyn, sef mai castell mwyaf Cymru, Castell Caerffili, sydd â'r llun lleiaf yn y llyfryn, ond fe fyddech yn disgwyl imi wneud y gŵyn honno beth bynnag. Mae'n rhaid dweud, fodd bynnag, bod y Gweinidog wedi gwneud yn iawn am hynny trwy ymweld â'r castell ar sawl achlysur, y mwyaf diweddar, fel yr ydych chi wedi sôn eisoes, oedd ar gyfer Ffau'r Dreigiau a Drysfa Gilbert. Roeddwn i yno ar gyfer y lansiad ac fe es â'm plant gyda fi, ac yn ei araith, dywedodd y Gweinidog fod wynebau'r plant wedi goleuo i fyny pan welson nhw'r ddraig yn chwythu mwg. Mae'n rhaid imi ddweud bod fy merch fach 15 mis oed Holly wedi dychryn yn ofnadwy a dechrau beichio crio, ond y newyddion da yw fy mod i wedi saethu fideo o'r ddraig a nawr bob tro mae hi'n gweld fy ffôn symudol yn fy llaw mae hi'n gofyn am weld y ddraig - a gaiff hi weld fideo o'r ddraig - felly, gwnaeth gryn argraff arni. Mae angen mwy o safleoedd addysgol fel hyn arnom ni, ond mae'n rhaid imi ddweud mai un o'r problemau gyda Chaerffili, wrth ichi edrych o'r castell tuag at y stryd, yw'r ffaith y gallai'r olygfa o'r stryd fod yn llawer gwell. Rwy'n credu, i ryw raddau - a chredaf fod y Gweinidog wedi cydnabod hyn - er bod castell consentrig mwyaf Ewrop yn denu ymwelwyr, os edrychwch chi ar draws y stryd, fe welwch fod cyflwr rhai rhannau o'r stryd fawr yn tynnu oddi ar hynny, ac rwy'n credu bod angen gwneud rhagor o waith yn y maes hwnnw. Rwyf eisoes wedi crybwyll bod y Gweinidog wedi gwneud cymaint o ymweliadau â Chastell Caerffili rwyf wedi colli cyfrif. Mae'n dda felly ei fod wedi cyflwyno newidiadau i'r polisi mynediad, a fydd yn ei gwneud hi'n haws i bobl ymweld â lleoliadau twristiaeth fel hyn ar eu stepen drws ledled Cymru. Yn wir, dyma un o'r pethau cyntaf a wnaeth y Gweinidog ar ôl dod i'w swydd. Mae mwy i Gaerffili na chastell Caerffili, wrth gwrs. Mae'n ddefod bod yn rhaid i Aelod y Cynulliad dros Gaerffili grybwyll castell Caerffili a chaws Caerffili rywbryd yn ystod ei dymor, ond hefyd, wrth gwrs, ceir Llancaiach Fawr, plasty o'r unfed ganrif ar bymtheg, a oedd yn segur yn y 1980au cynnar. Rwy'n falch iawn o ddweud y bu fy nhad yn gadeirydd pwyllgor cynllunio Cyngor Dosbarth Cwm Rhymni, a gytunodd i adnewyddu ac adfer Llancaiach Fawr. A does gennyf ddim amheuaeth fod y Gweinidog wedi ymweld â'r lle hwnnw, neu, os nad yw wedi bod yno, yna y bydd ganddo gynlluniau i ymweld â'r lle. Mae Llancaiach yn lle gwych i ymweld ag ef ond mae hefyd dan fygythiad. Mae'n eiddo i'r cyngor ar hyn o bryd, ac mae llai o gyllidebau gan gynghorau. Hefyd, byddwn yn nodi mai lle arall dan fygythiad yw'r gofeb lofaol genedlaethol, y bydd y Gweinidog yn ymweld â hi fis nesaf. Mae'n coffáu trychineb trasig pwll glo'r Universal ym 1913. Nid yw aelodau'r pwyllgor yno mor ifanc ag y buon nhw, ac rydym yn pryderu y bydd rheoli'r pwyllgor hwnnw yn anos gyda threigl amser. Felly, rwy'n edrych ymlaen at groesawu'r Gweinidog i gyfarfod y pwyllgor ac i drafod hynny yn y digwyddiad coffa a gynhelir y mis nesaf. Mae gan Gaerffili lawer i'w gynnig. Dydw i ddim wedi crybwyll Castell Rhiw'r Perrai. Rwy'n credu bod cyfle i gael llwybr treftadaeth yno. Ond, o gofio'r hyn yr wyf wedi ei grybwyll, rwyf hefyd wedi dangos bod gwaith eto i'w wneud yng Nghaerffili, ac rwy'n siŵr y byddai'r Gweinidog yn cytuno â hynny.