English: I agree with James that public transport continues to come under pressure. Unless there is properly funded and co-ordinated investment in public transport, communities, particularly rural communities, will be left behind. Since 2009, around a third of subsidised services in Wales have been lost, and we've seen a 22 per cent decline in the number of journeys by bus between 2008 and 2019. Future public transport policy and strategy must get to grips with sustainable funding, cost and accessibility, and financial support for decarbonisation and modal shift. However, it will only be successful if solutions are designed on a place-by-place and community-by-community basis, and if they look at individual solutions that contribute to an effective public transport network across the whole of Wales. We do need solutions that are developed within rural communities and with rural communities, so that they work for those communities. That may include on-demand bus bookings, the use of small buses to navigate communities, more frequent and good-quality train services. There are plenty of tried-and-tested ideas out there that could help transform rural public transport - those such as the Ring a Link service in rural Ireland, the mobility agency in Italy, and the Bürgerbus in Germany; I'm not sure I've said that properly, and it's not what you think it is. In order to change the trends we're seeing, local authorities and local travel planning must have the teeth and resources to make public transport reliable and accessible to everyone. As I've said, I've called for free public transport for under-25s, to make sure it is affordable for young people and to encourage further take-up of public transport, and hopefully, set some habits for the long term. I welcome the specific mention that James made of loneliness that is included in the motion. Poor public transport leaves those without a car at a distance from doctors or hospital appointments, work and training, or socialising with friends and family. It has left many, many people of all ages isolated, and particularly for older people, has chipped away at their independence and confidence. The Campaign for Better Transport shared their reflections with me of a community transport driver who recalled examples of individuals, mostly older people, who hadn't left their homes for weeks or months on end due to a combination of poor weather and poor public transport. Representing the huge rural area of mid and west Wales, as I do now, I also hear similar sad stories, such as those echoed by James Evans. This is a desperate situation for people to be left in and shows how urgent an issue this is. I worry that public transport, and particularly bus policy, isn't being treated with the urgency it needs, and so I hope to see new policy and approaches come forward quickly so that, across all Members of this Senedd, we can work better to support a more effective public transport system. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Welsh: Rwy'n cytuno gyda James fod trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn parhau i ddod o dan bwysau. Oni bai bod buddsoddiad wedi'i ariannu a'i gydlynu'n briodol mewn trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, bydd cymunedau, yn enwedig cymunedau gwledig, yn cael eu gadael ar ôl. Ers 2009, collwyd tua thraean o'r gwasanaethau â chymhorthdal yng Nghymru, ac rydym wedi gweld gostyngiad o 22 y cant yn nifer y siwrneiau ar fws rhwng 2008 a 2019. Rhaid i bolisi a strategaeth trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn y dyfodol fynd i'r afael â chyllid cynaliadwy, cost a hygyrchedd, a chymorth ariannol ar gyfer datgarboneiddio a newid dulliau teithio. Fodd bynnag, ni fydd yn llwyddiannus os na chaiff atebion eu cynllunio ar sail lle a chymuned, ac oni fyddant yn edrych ar atebion unigol sy'n cyfrannu at rwydwaith trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus effeithiol ledled Cymru gyfan. Mae arnom angen atebion sy'n cael eu datblygu o fewn cymunedau gwledig a chyda chymunedau gwledig, fel eu bod yn gweithio i'r cymunedau hynny. Gall hynny gynnwys trefniadau bws ar alw, defnyddio bysiau bach i gyrraedd cymunedau, gwasanaethau trên amlach ac o ansawdd da. Mae digon o syniadau wedi'u profi a allai helpu i drawsnewid trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus wledig - rhai fel y gwasanaeth Ring a Link yng nghefn gwlad Iwerddon, yr asiantaeth symudedd yn yr Eidal, a'r Bürgerbus yn yr Almaen; nid wyf yn siŵr fy mod wedi dweud hynny'n iawn, ac nid yr hyn a feddyliwch ydyw. Er mwyn newid y tueddiadau a welwn, mae'n rhaid i awdurdodau lleol a chynlluniau teithio lleol gael dannedd ac adnoddau i wneud trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn ddibynadwy ac yn hygyrch i bawb. Fel y dywedais, gelwais am drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus am ddim i bobl ifanc dan 25 oed er mwyn sicrhau ei bod yn fforddiadwy i bobl ifanc ac i annog mwy o bobl i ddefnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, a sefydlu arferion hirdymor, gobeithio. Rwy'n croesawu'r hyn a ddywedodd James am unigrwydd yn benodol, pwynt sydd wedi ei gynnwys yn y cynnig. Mae trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus wael yn gadael rhai sydd heb gar yn bell o feddygfeydd neu apwyntiadau ysbyty, gwaith a hyfforddiant, neu gymdeithasu gyda ffrindiau a theulu. Mae wedi gadael llawer iawn o bobl o bob oed wedi'u hynysu, ac yn enwedig i bobl hŷn, mae wedi erydu eu hannibyniaeth a'u hyder. Rhannodd yr Ymgyrch dros Drafnidiaeth Well hanes un gyrrwr trafnidiaeth gymunedol a oedd yn cofio enghreifftiau o unigolion, pobl hŷn yn bennaf, nad oedd wedi gadael eu cartrefi am wythnosau neu fisoedd oherwydd cyfuniad o dywydd gwael a thrafnidiaeth gyhoeddus wael. A minnau bellach yn cynrychioli ardal wledig enfawr canolbarth a gorllewin Cymru, rwyf innau hefyd yn clywed straeon trist o'r fath, megis y rhai a nodwyd gan James Evans. Mae hon yn sefyllfa enbyd i bobl gael eu gadael ynddi ac mae'n dangos pa mor bwysig yw hyn. Rwy'n poeni nad ydym yn rhoi'r sylw y dylem ei roi i drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, ac yn enwedig polisi bysiau, ac felly rwy'n gobeithio gweld polisi a dulliau gweithredu newydd yn cael eu cyflwyno'n gyflym fel y gallwn ni, holl Aelodau'r Senedd hon, weithio'n well i gefnogi system drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus fwy effeithiol. Diolch yn fawr iawn.