techiaith/cofnodycynulliad_en-cy huggingface dataset:
English: Collaboration does happen between us and the Government - collaboration on a number of levels, really. We have collaborated on influencing major organisations, major businesses in Wales. There is a programme of collaboration also with Welsh in business officials, a relatively new scheme that the Government has to work with small businesses. So, it's important, clearly, that there are specific boundaries, that we understand who does what. The last thing we want to do is duplicate. In terms of Welsh in business, they concentrate on small businesses, and our promotion team tends to concentrate on large and medium-sized businesses. So, the division of work is quite clear. There's good collaboration between the officials. An example of that: there was collaboration in the Eisteddfod, for example, with joint events. We also collaborate on sharing good practice guidance and also in terms of promoting the 'iaith gwaith' scheme of the commissioner, there are resources there and collaboration on that aspect. Then that is key, and I would say that that joint working has increased significantly over the last few months.
Welsh: Mae yna gydweithio'n digwydd eto rhyngom ni a'r Llywodraeth - cydweithio ar sawl lefel, mewn gwirionedd. Rydym ni wedi cydweithio ar ddylanwadu ar sefydliadau mawr, busnesau mawr yng Nghymru. Mae yna raglen o gydweithio bellach hefyd â swyddogion Cymraeg byd busnes, sef y cynllun cymharol newydd sydd gan y Llywodraeth i weithio efo busnesau bach. Felly, mae'n bwysig, yn amlwg, fod yna ffiniau penodol a'n bod ni'n deall pwy sy'n gwneud beth. Y peth olaf rydym ni eisiau ei wneud ydy dyblygu. O ran Cymraeg byd busnes, maen nhw'n canolbwyntio ar fusnesau bychan. Mae'n gwaith ni, ein tîm hybu ni, yn dueddol o ganolbwyntio ar fusnesau mawr a chanolig, felly mae'r rhaniad gwaith yn eglur. Ac wedyn mae yna gydweithio da yn digwydd rhwng y swyddogion. Enghraifft o hynny: bu yna gydweithio yn yr Eisteddfod, er enghraifft, ar ddigwyddiadau ar y cyd. Rydym ni hefyd yn cydweithio o ran rhannu canllawiau arfer da, a hefyd o ran hyrwyddo cynllun iaith gwaith y comisiynydd. Felly, mae yna adnoddau fanna ac mae yna gydweithio o amgylch hynny. Wedyn, mae hynny'n allweddol, a buaswn i'n dweud bod y cydweithio yna wedi cynyddu yn sylweddol dros y misoedd diwethaf.
English: It's a complex question. I do think that our work will continue. We have gone through a high point in terms of setting standards, as you say. That compliance work will continue. We're now talking about 122 organisations and institutions that we will monitor; there will be 122 organisations that we will be working with in terms of improving their services. So, a flatlining budget will mean that we will have to look at providing those statutory services, and we must bear in mind that they are statutory services that we must deliver. And, therefore, that work will continue. What we may see, and what I would anticipate, perhaps, is that the work related to promotion, facilitation - the work related to infrastructure, vocabularies, glossaries, place names, will have to be limited or restricted if there is more pressure on our budget.
Welsh: Cwestiwn cymhleth. Rydw i'n credu bod ein gwaith ni'n mynd i barhau. Rydym ni wedi mynd trwy gyfnod - . Rydych chi'n sôn am uchafbwynt o ran gosod safonau. Mae'r gwaith wedyn o gynnal y gydymffurfiaeth yna yn mynd i barhau. Rydym ni nawr yn sôn am 122 o sefydliadau, so bydd yna 122 o sefydliadau rydym ni'n eu monitro; mae yna 122 o sefydliadau y byddwn ni'n gweithio gyda nhw o ran gwella eu gwasanaethau. Felly, mae cyllideb fflat yn mynd i beri inni orfod edrych ar gynnig y gwasanaethau statudol yna, ac mae'n rhaid i ni gofio eu bod nhw'n wasanaethau statudol rydym ni'n gorfod eu cyflawni. Ac, felly, mae'r gwaith yna'n mynd i barhau. Beth efallai welwn ni, a beth y buaswn i'n rhagweld, yw bod y gwaith sydd yn ymwneud â hybu a hwyluso, y gwaith sy'n ymwneud ag isadeiledd, geiriadura, enwau llefydd, yn mynd i orfod cael ei gyfyngu os bydd yna fwy o bwysau ar y gyllideb.
English: When you look at our statutory responsibilities, promoting and facilitating the Welsh language, one of the things that do promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language, no question, is the database of place names. Again, I've been surprised, but our work with the Ordnance Survey and the boundary commission changes the narrative, and it can enable organisations to think bilingually. We're working at the moment with the train operator that have won the new franchise, they've got in touch and asked us for support to ensure that the names of their stations and so forth are acceptable and are standardised. And it is work that brings life to a language. If you look at the dictionary, terminology and glossary work, if we're talking about a bilingual workforce and working bilingually, especially in areas such as care and health and so forth, it's important to have terminology that is standardised. All that work is part of the promotion and facilitation work. Perhaps it's not apparent, but it ensures that the language is current and modern and can be used in a number of different situations.
Welsh: Pan ŷch chi'n edrych ar ein cyfrifoldebau statudol ni, hybu a hwyluso'r defnydd o'r Gymraeg, un o'r pethau sydd yn hybu ac yn hwyluso defnydd o'r Gymraeg - nid oes cwestiwn - yw'r gronfa enwau llefydd. Eto, rydw i wedi cael fy synnu gan hyn, ond mae'n hymwneud ni â chyrff fel yr Arolwg Ordnans, y comisiwn ffiniau, yn newid y naratif. Mae'n galluogi sefydliadau i feddwl yn ddwyieithog. Rydym ni'n gweithio ar hyn o bryd gyda'r cwmni trenau sydd wedi cael y franchise newydd. Maen nhw wedi cysylltu â ni i ofyn am gymorth i sicrhau bod enwau eu gorsafoedd nhw ac yn y blaen yn dderbyniol, yn safonol. So, felly, mae e'n waith sydd yn bywiogi iaith, ac os ŷch chi'n edrych ar y gwaith geiriadura a therminoleg, os ydym ni'n sôn am weithlu dwyieithog a gweithio'n ddwyieithog, yn arbennig mewn meysydd fel iechyd, gofal ac yn y blaen, mae'n bwysig cael terminoleg safonol. Felly, mae'r holl waith yna yn rhan o'r gwaith hybu a hwyluso, efallai nad yn amlwg, ond yn sicrhau bod yr iaith yn gyfoes, yn fodern ac yn gallu cael ei defnyddio mewn amryw o wahanol sefyllfaoedd.
English: The secretariat shifts from commissioner to commissioner over a period of time. It started in Ireland. It then moved for a period of two years to ourselves. It's now gone back to Ireland, and Canada has also held that secretariat role at certain points. So, it is work that we absorb as an organisation. It's not a huge cost.
Welsh: Mae'r ysgrifenyddiaeth yn symud o gomisiynydd i gomisiynydd dros gyfnod o amser. Mi ddechreuodd hi'n Iwerddon. Wedyn, fe symudodd am gyfnod o ddwy flynedd atom ni. Mae hi wedi symud yn ôl i Iwerddon nawr. Mae Canada hefyd wedi cael yr ysgrifenyddiaeth ar rai adegau. Felly, mae'n waith rŷm ni'n ei amsugno i mewn i'r sefydliad. Nid yw'n anferth o bell ffordd.
English: Great. We're now coming to the end of this session, but we'll move on to the session on the assurance report, if that's all right. So, thank you very much, Dyfan Sion, for your contribution. We will welcome Gwenith Price, who is another strategic director in the commissioner's office. We have half an hour for this session, so I will ask Members and those who are providing us with evidence to try and answer the questions briefly. We move on, therefore, to item 2 and Jenny Rathbone on the main findings.
Welsh: Grêt. Rydym ni'n dod at ddiwedd y sesiwn yna, ond byddwn ni'n symud ymlaen at y sesiwn ar yr adroddiad sicrwydd yn syth, os yw hynny'n iawn. Felly, diolch i Dyfan Sion am eich cyfraniad chi yma heddiw. Rwy'n croesawu Gwenith Price, sef cyfarwyddwr strategol arall swyddfa'r comisiynydd. Hanner awr sydd gyda ni ar y sesiwn yma, felly rwy'n gofyn i Aelodau a'r rheini sy'n rhoi tystiolaeth i geisio ateb y cwestiynau yn weddol gryno. Symudwn ymlaen, felly, at eitem 2, a Jenny Rathbone ar y prif ganfyddiadau.
English: Could I introduce Gwenith, who is one of the strategic directors? You will have met both of them this morning. You've met the management team, in fact. Gwenith is responsible for the compliance work.
Welsh: A gaf i gyflwyno Gwenith, un o'r cyfarwyddwr strategol? Rydych chi wedi cwrdd â'r ddau ohonyn nhw'r bore yma. Rydych chi wedi cwrdd â'r tîm rheoli heddiw. Gwenith sydd yn gyfrifol am y gwaith cydymffurfiaeth.
English: You don't need to touch the microphone, by the the way. Thank you.
Welsh: Does dim angen i chi gyffwrdd â hynny mewn unrhyw ffordd. Diolch.
English: Thank you very much. I think your question relates to something very specific that - . We did a review of correspondence, and the tendency is that a percentage is answered in Welsh. But, if there is additional information, it's less likely to be included with Welsh correspondence, and that's something that we have to discuss with organisations where we have found that that's the case. But, I think possibly - and I'm guessing - if they're going through a translation process and sharing that correspondence, perhaps the auxiliary material isn't included by everyone as a matter of course. That's one example, perhaps, of things that don't happen to the same level in terms of the provision of Welsh language services.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Rydw i'n meddwl bod eich cwestiwn chi'n ymwneud â rhywbeth penodol iawn mewn - . Gwnaethom ni arolwg o ohebiaeth, a'r duedd ydy bod yna ganran o ohebiaeth yn cael ei hateb yn Gymraeg. Ond, os oes yna wybodaeth ychwanegol, mae hi'n llai tebyg o gael ei chynnwys efo llythyrau Cymraeg. Mae hynny'n rhywbeth sydd yn rhaid inni ei drafod efo sefydliadau lle'r ydym wedi dod ar ei draws o. Ond, rydw i'n meddwl, o bosibl - ac rydw i'n dyfalu - os ydyn nhw'n mynd drwy broses gyfieithu a rhannu'r ohebiaeth, efallai ei bod hi'n mynd allan a bod y deunyddiau atodol, fel mater o drefn, ddim yn cael eu cynnwys gan bawb. Ond, mae hynny'n un enghraifft, efallai, o bethau sydd ddim yn digwydd i'r un ansawdd wrth ddarparu gwasanaethau Cymraeg.
English: November last year.
Welsh: Mis Tachwedd y llynedd.
English: The decision to create that guidance note stemmed from a series of meetings that we had with civil servants and with politicians, as that decision was being made. We decided that there was a need for us to put on paper what needed to be done next, because those meetings, I think, raised questions in our minds regarding the quality of the data available; the understanding of the demand in terms of childcare and the Welsh language; and concern specifically around Flying Start and how the planning of Flying Start dealt with the Welsh language and bilingualism. Therefore, we decided - it was 18 months by the time we published - that there was a need to do a specific piece of work trying to collect the data together and place it on paper and present it as a guidance note to the Government, to the committee and to the Minister. We saw that we would be missing an opportunity not to put it on paper. Therefore, we decided to undertake a piece of work as a result of the announcement. It was published by us in November 2017, and since then, it has been considered by the children's committee, I've had meetings with the Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, and that discussion is continuing. But, the importance was identifying the data that was available and then identifying the weaknesses.
Welsh: Mi oedd y penderfyniad i greu'r nodyn cyngor yna'n deillio o gyfres o gyfarfodydd y cawsom ni gyda gweision sifil a gyda gwleidyddion wrth fod y penderfyniad yna'n cael ei wneud. Fe wnaethom ni benderfynu bod angen i ni roi ar bapur beth oedd angen ei wneud nesaf, oherwydd bod y cyfarfodydd yna, rydw i'n credu, wedi codi cwestiynau yn ein meddyliau ni ynglŷn ag ansawdd y data a oedd ar gael; dealltwriaeth o'r angen o ran gofal plant a'r Gymraeg; a chonsýrn yn benodol ynglŷn â Flying Start a sut oedd cynllunio Flying Start yn delio â'r Gymraeg a dwyieithrwydd. Felly, fe wnaethom ni benderfynu - mi oedd yn 18 mis erbyn inni gyhoeddi - fod angen i ni wneud darn o waith penodol yn ceisio casglu'r data at ei gilydd a'i osod ar bapur a'i gyflwyno fe fel nodyn cyngor i'r Llywodraeth ac i'r pwyllgor ac i'r Gweinidog. Roeddem ni'n gweld y buasai'n colli cyfle i beidio â'i roi ar bapur. Felly, fe wnaethom ni benderfynu gwneud darn o waith yn sgil y cyhoeddi. Felly, mi gafodd ef ei gyhoeddi gennym ni yn Nhachwedd y llynedd, 2017, ac, oddi ar hynny, mae wedi cael ei ystyried gan y pwyllgor plant, ac rydw i wedi cael cyfarfodydd gyda'r Gweinidog, Huw Irranca-Davies, ac mae'r drafodaeth yna'n parhau. Ond, y pwysigrwydd oedd adnabod y data a oedd ar gael ac wedyn adnabod y gwendidau.
English: I think that our concern, as an institution, remains, but our interest also remains, because this is a sector that is so important. So, we are continuing that discussion with the committee and the Minister. The Minister and I had a session at the beginning of the summer as part of the cross-party group, and therefore, we are still participating in that debate. But, as you say, there is a long way to go.
Welsh: Rydw i'n credu bod ein consýrn ni, fel sefydliad, yn parhau, ond mae ein diddordeb ni hefyd yn parhau, achos mae hon yn sector sydd mor bwysig. Felly, rŷm ni'n cynnal y drafodaeth yna gyda'r pwyllgor a gyda'r Gweinidog. Fe wnaeth y Gweinidog a minnau sesiwn ar ddechrau'r haf ar y pwnc yma o dan adain y grŵp trawsbleidiol, felly rŷm ni'n dal i fod yn rhan o'r drafodaeth yna. Ond, fel rŷch chi'n ei ddweud, mae yna ffordd bell i fynd.
English: I'm in a difficult situation in answering that question. I think that is a fair question to ask, but it's perhaps a question for the Minister and the civil servants involved in this area.
Welsh: Rydw i mewn sefyllfa anodd i ateb y cwestiwn yna. Rydw i'n credu bod hynny'n gwestiwn teg i ofyn i'r Gweinidog a'r gweision sifil sy'n ymwneud â'r maes yma.
English: I have to say that Cardiff council is a good example of meaningful planning, but we see the same kind of planning happening across Wales. I had a meeting with Carmarthenshire County Council earlier this week, and we saw the same level of planning there; we see it in other councils, too. Perhaps it's not fair, but we see some councils in the Valleys - Rhondda Cynon Taf council - providing examples of very meaningful planning. And one of the things that we will do in November is to stage a day where we celebrate successful practice and share successful practice. We're currently producing videos with these organisations to show others what is being delivered.
Welsh: Mae'n rhaid i mi gydnabod bod cyngor Caerdydd yn esiampl dda o gynllunio pwrpasol, ond rŷm ni'n gweld yr un math o gynllunio yn digwydd ar draws Cymru. Fe ges i gyfarfod gyda Chyngor Sir Gâr yn gynharach wythnos yma, ac yn gweld yr un lefel o gynllunio; rŷm ni'n ei weld e mewn cynghorau eraill hefyd. Efallai nad yw'n deg, ond yn sicr rŷm ni'n gweld cynghorau yn y Cymoedd - cyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf - eto yn cynnig esiamplau o gynllunio pwrpasol. Ac un o'r pethau rŷm ni'n ei wneud ym mis Tachwedd yw cynnal diwrnod o ddathlu arferion llwyddiannus a rhannu arferion llwyddiannus. Rŷm ni ar hyn o bryd yn cynhyrchu fideos gyda'r sefydliadau yma i ddangos i eraill beth sy'n cael ei gyflawni.
English: Thank you for that question. Certainly, automation has made a difference. We've been meeting with people in focus groups, and they've told us that they prefer automated phone services where they're able to use the Welsh language, rather than having services where they're not able to use the Welsh language. So, that certainly works. It can be cheap, it's easily promoted, and you can put your faith in an automated system that you will get that Welsh language offer. I don't think it's always the correct route; we say that in our report. There are times, for example, when you want to provide that face-to-face service. That can be very sensitive in well-being cases, for example. So, we wouldn't necessarily recommend that that is an effective mechanism in all circumstances, but we do have an example in the report of some health boards and the ambulance service using technology when people are having difficulty in expressing themselves in Welsh and in English. So, certainly, it is a route to be pursued and things may be cheaper in making use of ICT and automation. But I would say that one of the problems that we see in assessing service levels is those face-to-face services and those oral services. You have a one in three chance in reception of being able to use the Welsh language. You gave an example of telephone services where it's almost 100 per cent, but there is a provision gap there that is a challenge for organisations.
Welsh: Diolch am y cwestiwn yna. Yn sicr, mae awtomeiddio wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth. Rydym ni wedi bod yn cwrdd efo pobl mewn grwpiau trafod. Maen nhw wedi dweud wrthym ni fod yn well ganddyn nhw wasanaethau ffôn wedi awtomeiddio a chael defnyddio'r Gymraeg na galw a methu defnyddio'r iaith. Felly, mae hynny yn sicr yn gweithio. Mae o'n gallu bod yn rhad, mae o'n hawdd i'w hyrwyddo, ac rydych chi'n gallu rhoi eich ffydd mewn system wedi ei awtomeiddio y cewch chi gynnig Cymraeg. Nid wyf yn meddwl ei fod o'n wastad yn rhywbeth i'w ddefnyddio fel trywydd; rydym yn dweud hynny yn yr adroddiad. Mae yna adegau, er enghraifft, pan rydych chi eisiau rhoi gwasanaeth wyneb-yn-wyneb. Gall hynny fod yn sensitif iawn mewn amgylchiadau llesiant. Felly, fyddem ni ddim yn argymell o anghenraid bod hynny'n ddull effeithiol, er bod gennym ni enghraifft yn yr adroddiad hefyd o rai byrddau iechyd a'r gwasanaeth ambiwlans yn defnyddio technoleg pan fydd pobl yn cael trafferth i fynegi eu hunain yn y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg. Felly, yn sicr, mae o'n drywydd i fynd ar ei ôl ac mae pethau'n rhatach hefyd, o bosibl, drwy ddefnyddio dull technoleg gwybodaeth ac awtomeiddio. Ond fe fyddwn i yn dweud mai un diffyg rydym yn ei weld wrth fesur gwasanaethau ydy'r gwasanaethau wyneb-yn-wyneb a'r gwasanaethau llafar. Mae gennych chi siawns un mewn tri mewn derbynfa o allu defnyddio'r Gymraeg. Roeddech chi'n rhoi'r enghraifft o ffôn sydd bron yn 100 y cant, ond mae yna fwlch darparu yn fanna sydd yn her i sefydliadau fynd ar ei ôl.
English: Certainly, we've had experiences here where we have undertaken enforcement inquiries because of the complaints we've received. Perhaps some authorities hadn't realised what the expectation was. There was one complaint to the tribunal - it didn't go to a case - and the tribunal itself made comments that made it completely clear that there was an expectation that the Welsh language should appear first on these machines. Initially, I think the reaction was concern that this would be costly, but as some authorities went to address this issue of changing machines and sitting down and analysing it, it wasn't quite as expensive or significant as they'd feared. It depends on the machines and on what they are. Some do tell us, 'We need more time to change the machines.' I think, in looking at the circumstances, we have to take it on a case-by-case basis.
Welsh: Yn sicr, rydym ni wedi cael profiadau fan hyn lle rydym ni wedi cynnal ymchwiliadau gorfodi oherwydd cwynion rydym ni wedi eu derbyn. Efallai bod rhai awdurdodau heb sylweddoli beth oedd y disgwyliad. Mi fuodd yna un cwyn i'r tribiwnlys - nid aeth i achos - ac mi wnaeth y tribiwnlys ei hun sylwadau a oedd yn ei gwneud hi'n hollol amlwg bod disgwyl i'r Gymraeg ymddangos yn gyntaf ar y peiriannau hyn. Yn gychwynnol, rydw i'n meddwl mai'r adwaith oedd pryder y buasai hyn yn gostus, ond wrth i rai awdurdodau mynd i'r afael efo'r broblem o newid peiriannau ac eistedd i lawr a dadansoddi, nid oedd o cweit mor ddrud neu sylweddol ag yr oedden nhw'n ei ofni. Mae'n dibynnu ar y peiriannau ac mae'n dibynnu beth ydyn nhw. Mae rhai yn dweud wrthym ni, 'Wel, rydym ni angen mwy o amser er mwyn newid y peiriannau.' Rydw i'n meddwl, o edrych ar yr amgylchiadau, mae'n rhaid inni fynd o achos i achos, a dweud y gwir.
English: We do not provide names or name them in our assurance reports. We've followed a policy of not doing so. We do go and see these institutions and discuss and provide them with feedback, but, clearly, if you are asking, and feel that you need to know, we could send you that in a letter. I don't have the names in front of me anyway. You asked about the difference between a language scheme and standards. When we check correspondence, there is not much difference between the Welsh and English as a norm, but, in the health sector, we have seen, over a long period of time, that dealing with correspondence, appointments and so on is a problem. Investigations have happened under the 1993 Act, and we have undertaken a survey to see what the problems are, and they talk about technology and so forth. Therefore, they are failing to produce correspondence through the medium of Welsh.
Welsh: Nid ydym ni yn rhoi nac yn enwi cyrff yn ein hadroddiadau sicrwydd. Rydym ni wedi dilyn polisi o beidio â gwneud. Rydym ni yn mynd i weld y sefydliadau yma i drafod a rhoi adborth iddyn nhw, ond, yn amlwg, os ydych chi'n gofyn inni, ac yn teimlo eich bod chi am gael gwybod, gallwn ni anfon hynny atoch chi mewn llythyr. Nid yw'r enwau gen i o'm blaen i beth bynnag. Roeddech chi'n gofyn am y gwahaniaeth rhwng cynllun iaith a safonau. Yn sicr, pan ydym ni'n gwneud gwaith gwirio gohebiaeth, nid oes yna lawer o wahaniaeth rhwng y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg fel norm, ond, yn y sector iechyd, rydym ni wedi gweld, dros gyfnod maith, fod delio â gohebiaeth, apwyntiadau ac yn y blaen yn broblem. Mae ymchwiliadau o dan Ddeddf 1993 wedi digwydd, ac rydym ni wedi gwneud arolwg i weld beth ydy'r problemau, ac maen nhw'n sôn am dechnoleg ac yn y blaen. Felly, maen nhw'n methu â chynhyrchu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg.
English: It appears that Welsh speakers are losing confidence that Welsh language services would be available - 91 per cent stated that they were able to deal with public organisations in Welsh if they wished to do that in 2016-17, but that figure is down to 74 per cent this year. Why?
Welsh: Mae'n ymddangos bod siaradwyr Cymraeg yn colli hyder bod gwasanaethau Cymraeg ar gael. Roedd 91 y cant yn dweud eu bod nhw yn gallu delio â sefydliadau cyhoeddus yn Gymraeg os oedden nhw eisiau gwneud hynny yn 2016-17, ond mae'r ffigur i lawr i 74 y cant eleni. Pam?