8. 6. Dadl ar y Gyllideb Ddrafft ar gyfer 2017-18

Part of the debate – Senedd Cymru am 5:25 pm ar 6 Rhagfyr 2016.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 5:25, 6 Rhagfyr 2016

(Cyfieithwyd)

Gyda phob parch, mae'r broses o ryddhau, yn ôl pob golwg, y berthynas rhwng gofal cymdeithasol ac iechyd yn Lloegr wedi arwain at ganlyniadau trychinebus. Ni allwn anwybyddu'r ffaith os byddwch yn rhoi'r gorau i fuddsoddi mewn gofal cymdeithasol, mai’r gwasanaeth iechyd fydd yn dioddef ar ddiwedd y dydd. Dyna pam mae angen i ni weithio tuag at integreiddio. Nid trwy danseilio un rhan o'r hyn yr ydym yn dymuno ei integreiddio yr ydych yn adeiladu gwasanaeth sy'n gyfannol ac yn gwasanaethu pobl Cymru yn dda.

Fodd bynnag, mae'r cytundeb cyllideb yr ydym wedi bod yn gweithio arno gyda’r Llywodraeth hon, yn fy marn i, yn gam tuag at wireddu uchelgais Plaid Cymru o greu Cymru iachach. Boed hynny mewn arian ychwanegol ar gyfer addysg feddygol, cyfarpar diagnostig, gwariant ar iechyd meddwl, anhwylderau bwyta, gwasanaethau hunaniaeth rhywedd yng Nghymru, neu ofal diwedd oes, rwy’n credu mai’r hyn sydd gennym yma yw gwelliannau a fydd yn sicrhau gwelliannau diriaethol ac yn diogelu rhai gwasanaethau yng Nghymru am y tro cyntaf erioed. Byddaf yn edrych ar rai o'r meysydd gwariant ychydig yn fanylach.

Medical education is something that I hope that there’s a growing consensus on in this place. We do have to ensure that our medical schools, and medical education more widely, do provide for the health service in Wales. That’s going to mean a need for investment and to expand provision. The £7 million that was ensured for next year, 2017-18, hopefully, is going to be a step towards that, not just in strengthening our medical schools as they currently stand, but it also will allow us to move towards creating a new layer of medical education in the community that’s going to bring medical education to the heart of those areas of Wales that are most in need of an increase in terms of recruitment and training.

Now, £15 million is available in capital funding for diagnostic equipment, and we know—I’ve spoken about this many times—Plaid Cymru is committed to improving diagnosis times in Wales, because early diagnosis of illness, including particularly cancer, perhaps, can improve survival rates significantly. Wales has fallen behind the performance of other nations in the United Kingdom, and I hope that that investment will be a positive step in the right direction.

On mental health care: £20 million for the next financial year. Mental health services have been underfunded for far too long, even though the services have seen demand increasing across Wales. To establish eating disorder and gender identity clinics: £1 million over the next year. Plaid Cymru want to see us here leading the way in several areas, and eating disorders is one of those areas where we want to be a world-leading force in supporting and treating those people who do suffer from eating disorders, and this is another step forwards.

Finally, additional funding for end-of-life care: £1 million there. It’s not enough, of course, but it is a start, and I’m very pleased that that has been included in the agreement. I will conclude, because the clock is against me. Plaid Cymru has chosen in this place to push for those things that we know are right. It would have been easier, in several ways, to push for a shiny new building somewhere, but there are issues here where we are confident that we are gaining ground, but in a budgetary context, of course, we will be continuing to put pressure on the Government.