English: Diolch. This being Carers Week, as has been exemplified, it's an important opportunity for us to have this debate, one that deeply affects the lives and experiences of so many people, so I thank you for bringing this debate forward. I myself brought forward a motion on young carers last summer. And just last week, I had the pleasure of welcoming some young carers from Swansea YMCA and Cardiff to the Assembly to meet with the children's Minister so he could hear their concerns directly. But as the motion makes clear, it's important that we focus on carers of all ages too. They play an invaluable role, and without the efforts of carers, our public services would be under significantly higher pressure than is currently the case. But I do feel that we can offer carers more support than is currently out there. There are a number of Plaid Cymru amendments, which I would like to propose here today, and many of those amendments have actually come directly from those young carers, who, I'm pleased to say, are here today. Our amendment 2 is something Plaid Cymru have raised on previous occasions, and we will continue to raise it, for the simple fact of how anybody can claim to be serious about tackling the problems inherent to the welfare system if we show no appetite to take at least some control of that system ourselves. I simply do not accept any semantic argument that we must protect the solidarity of the welfare system across the UK, because it already has been fragmented. Scotland has its own administration rules and so does Northern Ireland. I'm tired of the arguments that only have the effect of anchoring us with an English policy that does nothing to help our citizens here in Wales. Amendment 3, we believe, is also important because it notes the very real economic problems and uncertainty that exist for so many people. For a young adult carer with responsibilities at home, the uncertainty and lack of stability inherent to zero-hour contracts is a real barrier. Carers of any age need employment that may allow them to remain as a carer. Our other amendments focus on young carers, as I've already talked about, because their needs have often been forgotten when it comes to policy. Last year, in a debate on this subject, I drew attention to the fact that there simply wasn't enough progress being made in terms of implementing proper and consistent guidance for authorities and schools on recognising and providing support for young carers. I think it's fair to say that guidance and training are still ad hoc, with some places doing far better than others, as with access to respite services and leisure time. I'd appreciate more regular updates from the advisory board now that it has been established, because young carers told me that the pace of change is not fast enough and, in the meantime, they are having to leave school, as Suzy Davies has said, without the qualifications that they need ongoing. Furthermore, I would like to make the argument that there should have been more involvement from groups such as the YMCA in this process. They've had hands-on experience of being able to make the care assessments, for example, to be commissioned to do that work. Also, I am a bit curious as to why you're launching another investigation into ID when the YMCA have actually done that work. It seems to have gone into the ether. One of the issues I've been told about by young carers is the practicalities of carrying out their role. We included transport in that, because they said that they didn't want just a card to be able to show to somebody, they wanted something tangible on that card, and transport was the key thing for them. I think discounts in, perhaps, local shops or local places would be something else. They just don't want a card that might stigmatise them further, so that was something from them. In relation to the amendment on the appropriate training on the administration of medication, that again came from a young carer, because she told me that she was injecting morphine into her father and she hadn't had any training on that. She hadn't had anybody actually ask her whether she was okay with that, whether it was something that she felt comfortable with, but she just had to do it. So, that is what is important for me. You may think that a certain age is too young and I may agree with you, but these young carers have to do it because they don't have an opportunity to not do it. I give way.
Welsh: Diolch. Gan mai Wythnos y Gofalwyr yw hon, fel y dywedwyd, mae'n gyfle pwysig inni gael y ddadl hon, un sy'n effeithio'n ddwfn ar fywydau a phrofiadau cymaint o bobl, felly diolch ichi am gyflwyno'r ddadl hon. Cyflwynais gynnig fy hun ar ofalwyr ifanc yr haf diwethaf. A'r wythnos diwethaf, cefais y pleser o groesawu gofalwyr ifanc o YMCA Abertawe a Chaerdydd i'r Cynulliad i gyfarfod â'r Gweinidog plant fel y gallai glywed eu pryderon yn uniongyrchol. Ond fel y mae'r cynnig yn ei wneud yn glir, mae'n bwysig inni ganolbwyntio ar ofalwyr o bob oed hefyd. Maent yn chwarae rhan werthfawr iawn, a heb ymdrechion gofalwyr, byddai ein gwasanaethau cyhoeddus dan bwysau gryn dipyn yn fwy nag sy'n wir ar hyn o bryd. Ond rwy'n teimlo y gallwn gynnig mwy o gefnogaeth i ofalwyr nag a gânt ar hyn o bryd. Ceir nifer o welliannau Plaid Cymru yr hoffwn eu cynnig yma heddiw, ac mae llawer o'r gwelliannau hynny wedi dod yn uniongyrchol gan y gofalwyr ifanc sydd yma heddiw, rwy'n falch o ddweud. Mae ein gwelliant 2 yn rhywbeth y mae Plaid Cymru wedi'i godi ar achlysuron blaenorol, a byddwn yn parhau i'w godi, oherwydd sut y gall unrhyw un honni eu bod o ddifrif ynglŷn â mynd i'r afael â'r problemau sy'n gynhenid i'r system les os nad ydym yn dangos unrhyw awydd i reoli o leiaf rywfaint ar y system honno ein hunain. Nid wyf yn derbyn unrhyw ddadl semantig fod yn rhaid inni ddiogelu undod y system les ar draws y DU, oherwydd mae hi eisoes yn dameidiog. Mae gan yr Alban reolau gweinyddiaeth ei hun a Gogledd Iwerddon hefyd. Rwyf wedi blino ar y dadleuon nad ydynt yn gwneud dim heblaw ein hangori wrth bolisi Seisnig nad yw'n gwneud dim i helpu ein dinasyddion yma yng Nghymru. Credwn fod gwelliant 3 yn bwysig hefyd oherwydd ei fod yn nodi'r problemau economaidd real iawn a'r ansicrwydd sy'n bodoli i gymaint o bobl. Ar gyfer oedolyn ifanc sy'n ofalwr ac sydd â chyfrifoldebau yn y cartref, mae'r ansicrwydd a'r diffyg sefydlogrwydd sy'n gynhenid mewn contractau dim oriau yn rhwystr go iawn. Mae angen cyflogaeth ar ofalwyr o unrhyw oedran a all ganiatáu iddynt barhau'n ofalwyr. Mae ein gwelliannau eraill yn canolbwyntio ar ofalwyr ifanc, fel rwyf eisoes wedi sôn, gan fod eu hanghenion yn aml wedi mynd yn angof wrth lunio polisi. Y llynedd, mewn dadl ar y pwnc hwn, tynnais sylw at y ffaith nad oedd digon o gynnydd yn cael ei wneud ar weithredu canllawiau priodol a chyson ar gyfer ysgolion ac awdurdodau ar adnabod a darparu cymorth ar gyfer gofalwyr ifanc. Mae'n deg dweud bod y canllawiau a'r hyfforddiant yn dal i ddigwydd ad hoc, gyda rhai mannau'n gwneud yn llawer gwell nag eraill, fel gyda mynediad at wasanaethau seibiant ac amser hamdden. Buaswn yn gwerthfawrogi cael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf yn fwy rheolaidd gan y bwrdd cynghori gan ei fod wedi'i sefydlu bellach, oherwydd dywedodd gofalwyr ifanc wrthyf nad yw'r newid yn digwydd yn ddigon cyflym ac yn y cyfamser, maent yn gorfod gadael ysgol, fel y dywedodd Suzy Davies, heb y cymwysterau sydd eu hangen arnynt. At hynny, hoffwn wneud y ddadl y dylid bod wedi cynnwys mwy o grwpiau fel YMCA yn y broses hon. Mae ganddynt brofiad ymarferol o allu gwneud asesiadau gofal, er enghraifft, i gael eu comisiynu i wneud y gwaith hwnnw. Hefyd, rwy'n chwilfrydig braidd pam rydych yn lansio ymchwiliad arall i gardiau adnabod pan fo'r YMCA wedi gwneud y gwaith hwnnw. Ymddengys ei fod wedi diflannu. Un o'r pethau y soniwyd wrthyf amdano gan ofalwyr ifanc yw'r agweddau ymarferol ar gyflawni eu rôl. Rydym wedi cynnwys trafnidiaeth yn hynny, oherwydd roeddent yn dweud eu bod eisiau mwy na cherdyn i'w ddangos i rywun, roeddent eisiau rhywbeth diriaethol ar y cerdyn hwnnw, a thrafnidiaeth oedd y peth allweddol iddynt. Credaf y byddai gostyngiadau mewn siopau lleol efallai, neu leoedd lleol, yn rhywbeth arall. Maent eisiau mwy na cherdyn a allai greu stigma pellach iddynt, felly roedd hynny'n rhywbeth ganddynt hwy. Mewn perthynas â'r gwelliant ar hyfforddiant priodol ar gyfer gweinyddu meddyginiaeth, daeth hynny eto gan ofalwr ifanc, oherwydd dywedodd wrthyf ei bod hi'n chwistrellu morffin i'w thad ac nid oedd wedi cael unrhyw hyfforddiant ar hynny. Nid oedd neb wedi gofyn iddi mewn gwirionedd os oedd hi'n iawn ynglŷn â hynny, a oedd yn rhywbeth roedd hi'n teimlo'n gyfforddus yn ei wneud, ond yn syml iawn, roedd yn rhaid iddi ei wneud. Felly, dyna sy'n bwysig i mi. Efallai y credwch fod oedran penodol yn rhy ifanc ac efallai fy mod yn cytuno â chi, ond mae'n rhaid i'r gofalwyr ifanc hyn ei wneud gan nad ydynt yn cael cyfle i beidio â'i wneud. Fe ildiaf.