English: Thank you, First Minister. And, of course, it was during your tenure as the local government Cabinet Secretary that you did set up that panel. The independent review panel, having presented its final report on the future roles of these councils, did think it very important that councils are to be held accountable for the public money they spend, and that they are managed well in terms of financial probity. The report by the auditor general, of course, has also highlighted the fact that the number of qualified audit opinions has doubled in 2017-18, and we now have 340 councils that that applies to. There are many recommendations in that report. In Aberconwy, we've currently got a situation of dismay that a community council in Penmaenmawr has spent over £100,000-worth of reserves over a three-year period, causing much concern, especially when some of the councillors on that council don't know how this money is being spent. Will you state, please, by when you will act on the recommendations of the independent review panel? And will you also explain how you, as the First Minister of Wales now, will take steps to strengthen robust financial practices and transparency in the spend of council tax in terms of this, its precept? Because this particular council in Penmaenmawr had a 21 per cent precept a couple of years ago, and residents are now very, very concerned that councillors themselves don't know how this £100,000 has been spent. There are community councils across Wales, where, simply, they don't have any audit practices in place, and financial accountability is very poor. So, will you please look into this as a matter of some priority so that that independent review panel and its work become meaningful rather than meaningless?
Welsh: Diolch, Prif Weinidog. Ac, wrth gwrs, yn ystod eich cyfnod chi fel Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros lywodraeth leol y gwnaethoch chi sefydlu'r panel hwnnw. Roedd y panel adolygu annibynnol, ar ôl cyflwyno ei adroddiad terfynol ar swyddogaethau'r cynghorau hyn yn y dyfodol, yn credu ei bod yn bwysig iawn bod cynghorau yn atebol am yr arian cyhoeddus y maen nhw'n ei wario, a'u bod nhw'n cael eu rheoli'n dda o ran gonestrwydd ariannol. Wrth gwrs, mae'r adroddiad gan yr archwilydd cyffredinol hefyd wedi tynnu sylw at y ffaith fod nifer y barnau archwilio amodol wedi dyblu yn 2017-18, ac mae gennym ni 340 o gynghorau y mae hynny'n berthnasol iddyn nhw erbyn hyn. Ceir nifer o argymhellion yn yr adroddiad hwnnw. Yn Aberconwy, mae gennym ni sefyllfa o ddigalondid ar hyn o bryd bod cyngor cymuned ym Mhenmaenmawr wedi gwario dros £100,000 o arian wrth gefn dros gyfnod o dair blynedd, gan beri llawer o bryder, yn enwedig pan nad yw rhai o'r cynghorwyr ar y cyngor hwnnw yn gwybod sut y mae'r arian hwn yn cael ei wario. A wnewch chi ddatgan, os gwelwch yn dda, erbyn pryd y byddwch chi'n gweithredu ar argymhellion y panel adolygu annibynnol? Ac a wnewch chi hefyd egluro sut y byddwch chi, fel Prif Weinidog Cymru erbyn hyn, yn cymryd camau i gryfhau arferion ariannol cadarn a thryloywder o ran gwariant treth gyngor o ran hyn, ei braesept? Oherwydd roedd gan y cyngor penodol hwn ym Mhenmaenmawr braesept o 21 y cant flwyddyn neu ddwy yn ôl, ac mae trigolion yn bryderus dros ben erbyn hyn nad yw'r cynghorwyr eu hunain yn gwybod sut y gwariwyd y £100,000 hwn. Ceir cynghorau cymuned ledled Cymru, lle, yn syml, nad oes ganddyn nhw unrhyw arferion archwilio ar waith, ac mae atebolrwydd ariannol yn wael iawn. Felly, a wnewch chi ymchwilio i hyn os gwelwch yn dda fel mater o gryn flaenoriaeth fel bod y panel adolygu annibynnol hwnnw a'i waith yn dod yn ystyrlon yn hytrach na'i fod yn ddiystyr?