English: I'm pleased to participate in this debate, as we approach the first anniversary of the flooding that my constituency was very badly affected by. I visited at the time the affected areas with local councillors and the First Minister, and we met with families whose homes were devastated by the flooding, and I've continued to meet with them on a regular basis. Now, there has been a considerable amount of work that has been done since then, but there is still much to be done. The estimated cost of infrastructure damage for Rhondda Cynon Taf alone is estimated at in excess of £70 million. The promise of financial support from the UK Government has still not been fully honoured; we've had to drag them kicking and screaming to get the first instalment of £31 million from them, and we still face uncertainty over the remainder. And I have to say, we've had absolutely no help from the Welsh Conservatives when it comes to getting full payment of what was promised. There has been considerable work done by the council, Natural Resources Wales and Welsh Water: culverts have been cleared and repaired, collapsed drains repaired, drains cleared, damaged road infrastructure repaired, flood defences assessed and repaired, and pumps replaced. There are major works, I know, planned in my constituency in respect of damaged bridges in Trallwn and Treforest, and this work, I know, is going to continue throughout the year. But that is why the promised funding from the UK Government is so important. Of major importance is the ongoing work assessing flood risk in the broader Taff Ely area to assess the overall adequacy of existing flood defences and the alleviation measures. So, I and my colleagues will continue to monitor the ongoing work and the plans and ensure that the flood-affected areas are certainly never going to be forgotten. The damage that occurs when an area is flooded, as has been said, is not just physical, it is the mental scarring: the impact on the elderly and the children and the heightened anxiety that occurs whenever there is a flood warning posted. So, tackling mental well-being in the community, I think, is as important as repairing the physical damage, which is why I raised this with the local health board to ensure that all the mental health support that is necessary is available. So, as well as the NRW report, which has been published, we're now awaiting eight flood investigation reports, prepared in preparation in accordance with section 19 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. I've been informed that these are expected imminently. There are another 11 reports for the other parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf, which are being prepared. And I've been involved in preparing my own inquiry report, along with my local MP Alex Davies-Jones, as a product of something like 30 meetings that we've had. On the issue of an inquiry, I'd like to say this: there are already all these inquiries under way, and it is vitally important that they are completed and we are able to evaluate their conclusions. Yet another inquiry set up under the Inquiries Act 2005 will not add anything to what we already know and what we will find out from those section 19 reports. There is a time and a place for public inquiries and, well intentioned as the request is, just now is not the moment. Setting up an inquiry under the terms of the Act would have the effect of delaying or preventing much needed work being carried out. And I know from my own personal experience that it would take at least 12 months, and in all likelihood 18 to 24 months, minimum, to complete its work, as well as the setting up time. So, I much prefer actually getting on with the work. In the light of all the inquiries already under way and nearing completion -
Welsh: Rwy'n falch o gymryd rhan yn y ddadl hon, wrth iddi ddod yn flwyddyn ers y llifogydd a effeithiodd yn wael iawn ar fy etholaeth. Ar y pryd ymwelais â'r ardaloedd yr effeithiwyd arnynt gyda chynghorwyr lleol a'r Prif Weinidog, a chyfarfûm â theuluoedd y dinistriwyd eu cartrefi gan y llifogydd, ac rwyf wedi parhau i gyfarfod â hwy'n rheolaidd. Nawr, gwnaed cryn dipyn o waith ers hynny, ond mae llawer i'w wneud o hyd. Amcangyfrifir bod cost difrod i seilwaith Rhondda Cynon Taf yn unig yn fwy na £70 miliwn. Nid yw'r addewid o gymorth ariannol gan Lywodraeth y DU wedi'i wireddu'n llawn eto; mae cael y rhandaliad cyntaf o £31 miliwn ganddynt wedi bod fel ceisio cael gwaed o garreg, ac rydym yn dal i wynebu ansicrwydd ynglŷn â'r gweddill. Ac mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud, nid ydym wedi cael unrhyw gymorth o gwbl gan y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig i geisio cael y taliad a addawyd yn llawn. Gwnaed gwaith sylweddol gan y cyngor, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Dŵr Cymru: mae cwlfertau wedi'u clirio a'u hatgyweirio, draeniau a ddymchwelwyd wedi'u hatgyweirio, draeniau wedi'u clirio, seilwaith ffyrdd a ddifrodwyd wedi'i drwsio, amddiffynfeydd rhag llifogydd wedi'u hasesu a'u hatgyweirio, a phympiau wedi'u hadnewyddu. Gwn fod gwaith mawr wedi'i gynllunio yn fy etholaeth ar bontydd a ddifrodwyd yn Nhrallwn a Threfforest, ac mae'r gwaith hwn, rwy'n gwybod, yn mynd i barhau drwy gydol y flwyddyn. Ond dyna pam y mae'r cyllid a addawyd gan Lywodraeth y DU mor bwysig. Mae'r gwaith parhaus ar asesu perygl llifogydd yn ardal ehangach Taf Elái i asesu digonolrwydd cyffredinol yr amddiffynfeydd rhag llifogydd presennol a'r mesurau lliniaru yn bwysig iawn. Felly, byddaf fi a fy nghydweithwyr yn parhau i fonitro'r gwaith sy'n mynd rhagddo a'r cynlluniau ac yn sicrhau na fydd yr ardaloedd yr effeithir arnynt gan lifogydd byth yn cael eu hanghofio. Fel y dywedwyd, nid difrod ffisegol yn unig sy'n digwydd pan fydd ardal yn dioddef llifogydd, ceir creithiau meddyliol hefyd: yr effaith ar yr henoed a'r plant a'r pryder cynyddol sy'n digwydd pryd bynnag y ceir rhybudd llifogydd. Felly, credaf fod mynd i'r afael â lles meddyliol yn y gymuned yr un mor bwysig ag atgyweirio'r difrod ffisegol, a dyna pam y crybwyllais hyn wrth y bwrdd iechyd lleol er mwyn sicrhau bod yr holl gymorth iechyd meddwl sy'n angenrheidiol ar gael. Felly, yn ogystal ag adroddiad Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, sydd wedi'i gyhoeddi, rydym bellach yn aros am wyth adroddiad ymchwiliad llifogydd, a baratowyd yn unol ag adran 19 o Ddeddf Rheoli Llifogydd a Dŵr 2010. Rwyf wedi cael gwybod bod y rhain i'w cyhoeddi'n fuan. Mae 11 adroddiad arall yn cael eu paratoi ar gyfer rhannau eraill o Rondda Cynon Taf. Ac rwyf wedi bod yn rhan o'r gwaith o baratoi adroddiad fy ymchwiliad fy hun, gyda fy AS lleol Alex Davies-Jones, sy'n gynnyrch rhywbeth fel 30 o gyfarfodydd a gawsom. Ar fater ymchwiliad, hoffwn ddweud hyn: mae'r holl ymchwiliadau hyn eisoes ar y gweill, ac mae'n hanfodol bwysig eu bod yn cael eu cwblhau a'n bod yn gallu gwerthuso'u casgliadau. Ni fydd ymchwiliad arall eto wedi'i gynnal o dan Ddeddf Ymchwiliadau 2005 yn ychwanegu unrhyw beth at yr hyn a wyddom eisoes a'r hyn a welwn o'r adroddiadau adran 19 hynny. Mae amser a lle i ymchwiliadau cyhoeddus ac er mor dda yw bwriad y cais, nid nawr yw'r adeg i'w wneud. Byddai sefydlu ymchwiliad o dan amodau'r Ddeddf yn golygu gohirio neu atal gwaith y mae mawr ei angen rhag cael ei wneud. A gwn o fy mhrofiad fy hun y byddai'n cymryd o leiaf 12 mis, ac yn ôl pob tebyg 18 i 24 mis fan lleiaf, i gwblhau ei waith, yn ogystal â'r amser sefydlu. Felly, mae'n llawer gwell gennyf fwrw ymlaen â'r gwaith. Yng ngoleuni'r holl ymchwiliadau sydd eisoes ar y gweill ac sydd bron â bod wedi'u cwblhau -