English: Thank you very much for raising this issue. And it does give me the opportunity to express our thanks to all of those in Natural Resources Wales, the local authorities and the emergency services, who worked so tirelessly over the weekend to respond to the flooding events across the country. We had a statement on flooding and flood defences just last week from the Minister, who outlined a £50 million programme of investment for flood and coastal risk management across Wales. And that means that, over the lifetime of this Government, we'll invest over £350 million in flood and coastal erosion risk management in Wales. I think we can say that we have received reports of assets working well over the course of the weekend, including in Llanrwst, Conwy valley, St Asaph and Bangor-on-Dee, where the flood schemes in place did reduce the number of properties flooded. We know that around eight homes were flooded, and around 40 properties have had their gardens flooded as well. And, clearly, our thoughts are with those people, because it's a terrible experience for anybody to go through. We know that NRW have reported defences and procedures in place at Bangor-on-Dee performed well, protecting 381 properties within the flood warning area. Conwy County Borough Council report that telemetry systems it installed on culverts, using Welsh Government funding, have also worked well and allowed them to view and identify areas where debris was blocking water courses, to enable them to send out teams to those areas to remove those blockages quickly. And, of course, the remote cameras installed at Plas Isaf in Llanrwst worked well during the flood event, providing council staff with a warning of potential blockages to water courses, allowing them to have the time to send teams to clear the area, ensuring that the risk of flooding to properties was removed. So, I think that the evidence does seem to be that, certainly, defences did work well, protecting a large number of properties. It will be several days of course before the full impacts have been identified, and I will ensure that the Minister writes to you ahead of your meeting on 5 April, so that you do have the very latest on Welsh Government action in this area.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn am godi'r mater hwn. Ac mae'n rhoi cyfle imi ddweud diolch wrth bawb yn Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, yr awdurdodau lleol a'r gwasanaethau brys, sydd wedi gweithio mor ddiflino dros y penwythnos i ymateb i'r digwyddiadau llifogydd ledled y wlad. Fe gawsom ni ddatganiad ar lifogydd ac amddiffynfeydd rhag llifogydd gan y Gweinidog yr wythnos diwethaf, a amlinellodd raglen fuddsoddi gwerth £50 miliwn i reoli llifogydd a pherygl arfordirol ledled Cymru. Ac mae hynny'n golygu, droes gyfnod y Llywodraeth hon, y byddwn wedi buddsoddi dros £350 miliwn ar reoli llifogydd a'r perygl o erydu arfordirol yng Nghymru. Rwy'n credu y gallwn ni ddweud ein bod ni wedi cael adroddiadau o asedau a fu'n gweithio'n dda dros y penwythnos, gan gynnwys yn Llanrwst, dyffryn Conwy, Llanelwy a Bangor Is-coed, lle lleihaodd y cynlluniau llifogydd sydd ar waith nifer yr eiddo a ddioddefodd lifogydd. Rydym ni'n gwybod bod tua wyth cartref wedi dioddef llifogydd, a bod gerddi tua 40 eiddo wedi dioddef llifogydd hefyd. Ac, yn amlwg, rydym ni'n meddwl am y bobl hynny, oherwydd mae'n brofiad ofnadwy i unrhyw un. Rydym ni'n gwybod bod Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi adrodd bod amddiffynfeydd a gweithdrefnau ar waith ym Mangor Is-coed sydd wedi perfformio'n dda, gan amddiffyn 381 eiddo yn yr ardal rhybudd llifogydd. Mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy yn adrodd bod y systemau telemetreg y maen nhw wedi'u gosod ar geuffosydd, gan ddefnyddio cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru, wedi gweithio'n dda hefyd gan ganiatáu iddyn nhw weld a nodi ardaloedd lle'r oedd gweddillion yn atal cyrsiau dŵr, er mwyn eu galluogi nhw i anfon timau i'r ardaloedd hynny a symud y rhwystrau hynny yn gyflym. Ac, wrth gwrs, roedd camerâu a reolir o bell sydd wedi'u gosod ym Mhlas Isaf yn Llanrwst wedi gweithio'n dda yn ystod y digwyddiad llifogydd, gan roi rhybudd i staff y cyngor am rwystrau posibl i gyrsiau dŵr, gan ganiatáu iddyn nhw gael amser i anfon timau i glirio'r ardal, a sicrhau bod y risg o lifogydd i eiddo wedi ei ddileu. Felly, rwy'n credu bod y dystiolaeth, yn sicr, yn dangos bod yr amddiffynfeydd wedi gweithio'n dda, gan amddiffyn nifer fawr o eiddo. Bydd hi'n sawl diwrnod, wrth gwrs, cyn y bydd yr effeithiau llawn wedi eu nodi, a byddaf yn sicrhau bod y Gweinidog yn ysgrifennu atoch chi cyn eich cyfarfod ar 5 Ebrill, fel bod gennych chi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ynghylch camau gweithredu Llywodraeth Cymru yn y maes hwn.