English: I'd like to pay tribute to those communities most affected in my constituency, which is Machen, Bedwas, Llanbradach, Ystrad Mynach, Tredomen, Nelson and Penpedairheol; those with commercial businesses and residential businesses. Bedwas RFC's Bridge club was hugely affected and has benefited from crowdfunding. It is struggling to survive, it has to be said, at this point in time, and I'm doing all that I can to help them. On Thursday 20 February, Caerphilly County Borough Council announced a £250,000 fund to support businesses and residents in the Caerphilly community. I have to say that Caerphilly council have been working 24/7 through this process, and I have praise for them. Can she confirm that the Welsh Government's funding is entirely separate to that, and any application will be looked upon separately to any application to the Caerphilly County Borough Council fund? The only other question that I've got - . I've had an e-mail today from a resident who tried to apply for the Welsh Government's fund through the link I sent them to the council. She followed the link that I sent, and said that, upon ringing the number, she went through to the council switchboard, who said that they didn't know about the Welsh Government's part of it, and tried to direct them to the discretionary assistance payment. So, if any of your civil servants are listening at this point in time, please could they ensure that local authorities are well aware of the mechanism for drawing down Welsh Government funding? Caerphilly council: I've written to the chief executive and the leader to explain this difficulty. But, the sooner that that is resolved, the better.
Welsh: Hoffwn dalu teyrnged i'r cymunedau hynny yr effeithiwyd arnynt fwyaf yn fy etholaeth i, sef Machen, Bedwas, Llanbradach, Ystrad Mynach, Tredomen, Nelson a Phenpedairheol; y rhai â busnesau masnachol a busnesau preswyl. Effeithiwyd yn fawr ar Glwb Rygbi Bedwas ar Gae'r Bont ac mae wedi elwa ar gyllido torfol. Mae'n cael trafferth goroesi, mae'n rhaid dweud, ar hyn o bryd, ac rwy'n gwneud popeth a allaf i'w helpu. Ddydd Iau 20 Chwefror, cyhoeddodd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili gronfa o £250,000 i gefnogi busnesau a thrigolion cymuned Caerffili. Rhaid imi ddweud bod Cyngor Caerffili wedi bod yn gweithio bob awr o'r dydd a'r nos drwy'r broses hon, ac rwy'n eu canmol. A all hi gadarnhau bod cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwbl ar wahân i hynny, ac y caiff unrhyw gais ei ystyried ar wahân i unrhyw gais i gronfa Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili? Yr unig gwestiwn arall sydd gen i - . Rwyf wedi cael e-bost heddiw gan breswylydd a geisiodd wneud cais i gronfa Llywodraeth Cymru drwy'r ddolen a anfonais atynt i'r cyngor. Dilynodd y ddolen a anfonais, a dywedodd, ar ôl ffonio'r rhif, y cafodd ei chysylltu â switsfwrdd y Cyngor, a ddywedodd nad oeddent yn gwybod am ran Llywodraeth Cymru, ac y ceisiwyd ei chyfeirio at y taliad cymorth dewisol. Felly, os yw unrhyw rai o'ch gweision sifil yn gwrando ar yr adeg hon, a fyddech cystal â sicrhau bod awdurdodau lleol yn ymwybodol iawn o'r system ar gyfer cael arian gan Lywodraeth Cymru? Cyngor Caerffili: rwyf wedi ysgrifennu at y Prif Weithredwr a'r arweinydd i egluro'r anhawster hwn. Gorau po gyntaf y caiff hynny ei ddatrys.