Llwyddiant Economaidd i Ddyffryn Teifi

Rwy’n hapus i glywed penderfyniad Llywodraeth Cymru i flaenoriaethu band eang a thyfiant economaidd yn Nyffryn Teifi.

Rwy wedi hawlio’r fuddugoliaeth ar ôl i Weinidog yr Economi gadarnhau y bydd hi’n sefydlu grŵp i ystyried Dyffryn Teifi yn Parth Twf Lleol ac i adnabod gweithgareddau a fydd o gymorth i greu swyddi a hybu’r economi yn yr ardal. Fe gysylltir Dyffryn Teifi hefyd gyda gwaith sydd ar y gweill ar hyn o bryd gan Lywodraeth Cymru i hybu’r iaith Gymraeg yn ogystal â datblygiad economaidd.

Yn bwysig iawn, fe gadarnhaodd y Gweinidog y bydd Dyffryn Teifi yn cael ei ystyried ar gyfer man sefydlu cynnar y genhedlaeth nesaf o fand eang. Mae hyn yn gwbl groes i ddatganiad gan Lywodraeth Cymru’r wythnos diwethaf lle cyhoeddwyd na fyddai unrhyw ran o Geredigion na Gorllewin Cymru yn y cymal cyntaf o ymestyn allan band eang cyflym iawn.

Rwy’n croesawu’n gynnes iawn ymroddiad y Gweinidog i Ddyffryn Teifi. Rwyf wedi bod yn pwyso ers misoedd am ymestyn prosiect Parth Twf Lleol Powys i Geredigion. Y mae yna fodel yn awr i hyn ddigwydd yn Nyffryn Teifi.

Rwy’n hynod falch y bydd ymestyn band eang gorgyflym yn cael blaenoriaeth yn yr un ardal yn ogystal. Nid oedd unrhyw ran o Geredigion yn rhan o’r ymestyn cynnar ac fe heriais Weinidog yr Economi a’r Prif Weinidog yn gynnar iawn.

Rwyf yn hapus o’u hymateb ac er na fydd Ceredigion i gyd y rhan o’r cynllun, o leiaf bydd rhan yn elwa yn 2013-14 gyda’r gweddill yn dilyn yn 2014-15.

Byddaf yn awr yn cydweithio gyda Llywodraeth Cymru a’r Awdurdod Lleol i weithredu’r cynlluniau

Economic breakthrough for Dyffryn Teifi

I welcomes Welsh Government’s broadband and growth prioritisation for Teifi Valley.

I’ve claimed victory after the Economy Minister confirmed that she will be establishing a group to consider the Teifi Valley as a Local Growth Zone and to identify tangible actions that will help generate jobs and stimulate the economy in the area. The Teifi Valley will also be linked to the work underway by the Welsh Government on jointly promoting the Welsh language and economic development.

Importantly, the Minister has confirmed that the Teifi Valley will now be considered for early deployment of next generation broadband. This reverses the statement last week by the Welsh Government in which no part of Ceredigion or West Wales was included in the first phase of superfast broadband roll-out.

I warmly welcome the Minister’s commitment to the Teifi Valley. I have been pressing for several months that the Powys Local Growth Zone project should be rolled out to Ceredigion. There is now a model for this to happen in the Teifi Valley.

I am especially pleased that the superfast broadband rollout will also be prioritised in this area. No area of Ceredigion was originally included in early roll-out and I was quick to challenge both the Economy Minister and First Minister on this. I’m pleased with their response and although not all of Ceredigion is included, at least some of Ceredigion will benefit in 2013-14, with the rest following in 2014-15.

I will now be working with the Welsh Government and the Local Authority to put this work into action.

Swydd – Rheolwr Ymchwil a Chyfathrebu

Mae Elin Jones AC yn chwilio am

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Os oes gennych ddiddordeb, cysylltwch â Mary Davies 01970 624516 / mary.davies@cymru.gov.uk

Dyddiad cau: 8fed o Chwefror 2013

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Cylch Caron update

I am hopeful that the Welsh Government will soon be in a position to sign-off on the strategic business case for the Cylch Caron in development, so that work on the next stage of the project can commence. In the most recent letter I received on this matter from the Welsh Government, the Housing Minister confirmed his commitment to the project and indicated that he will be providing £100,000 for the next stage of the scheme. I’m sure that you will agree that this is very welcome news, and means that we are a step closer towards seeing a new integrated health and social care centre at Tregaron.

However, the Welsh Government will not approve further any development of the project until it has received confirmation that there was no opposition to the proposals during the recent consultation on the future shape of local healthcare services. I have therefore now contacted the Health Board to see when it will be in a position to provide the necessary confirmation and I very much hope that this won’t be a problem. After all, there wasn’t a formal question on the Cylch Caron development in the recent consultation!

Meeting over mental health provision

The Afallon mental health ward at Bronglais General Hospital has now been closed for over five months. I’m now getting increasingly concerned that there are no emergency beds available for mental health patients between the M4 and A55 corridors. Therefore, a few weeks ago, I raised this important issue directly with the First Minister at the Senedd, and asked him to intervene and request firm details from the Health Board about when it hopes to reinstate this much-needed service.

News about my exchange with Carwyn Jones AM has now reached the Hywel Dda Health Board, and a second meeting has been arranged for me to further discuss the situation with the Board’s Vice-Chair and Deputy Chief Executive in the New Year. I very much hope that they will be in a position to provide some good news by then.

Broadband speed survey

Earlier this year, the Welsh Government announced that it had awarded the contract to introduce next-generation broadband throughout Wales to BT.

While this is a very significant development which will see public investment to bring fibre optic broadband to those parts of the country that might otherwise lose out, I’m very much aware that there remain many areas in Ceredigion who still receive internet connection speeds below 2Mbps.

Any speeds below this threshold are considered insufficient and the Welsh Government’s Broadband Support Scheme offers grants of up to £1,000 so that affected households and businesses can address the situation.

I want to ensure that those areas that currently get the slowest speeds are addressed first as BT rolls out its fibre optic upgrade. I’d therefore be grateful if you, as Ceredigion residents, could let me know what broadband speeds you currently receive so that I can identify which areas of Ceredigion would need to be prioritised.

You can calculate your broadband speed using specialist websites such as www.speedtest.net. Of course, I know that in writing this post that you are already online. However, if you know of anyone who has had difficulties in getting a connection, please urge them to get in touch with me.

Arolwg Cyflymder Band Eang

Yn gynharach y flwyddyn hon, cyhoeddodd Llywodraeth Cymru eu bod wedi dyfarnu’r cytundeb i gyflwyno band eang y genhedlaeth nesaf trwy Gymru i BT.

Tra bo hyn yn ddatblygiad sylweddol iawn gyda buddsoddiad cyhoeddus i ddod â band eang ffeibr optig i’r rhannau hynny o’r wlad a fyddai fel arall yn colli allan, rwy’n ymwybodol iawn bod yna nifer o ardaloedd yng Ngheredigion sy’n dal i dderbyn cyswllt â’r wê sy’n is na 2Mbps.

Mae unrhyw gyflymder sy’n is na’r trothwy hwn yn cael ei ystyried yn annigonol ac mae Cynllun Cymorth Band Eang Llywodraeth Cymru yn cynnig grantiau hyd at £1,000 i breswylwyr tai a busnesau sydd wedi eu heffeithio er mwyn datrys y broblem.

Rwy’ am sicrhau bod yr ardaloedd hyn gyda’r cyflymder arafa’ yn derbyn cymorth yn gyntaf wrth i BT uwchraddio eu system ffeibr optig. Felly byddwn yn gwerthfawrogi pe baech, fel trigolion Ceredigion, yn rhoi gwybod i mi pa gyflymder band eang rydych yn derbyn ar hyn o bryd er mwyn i mi allu adnabod yr ardaloedd yng Ngheredigion sydd angen blaenoriaeth.

Medrwch ddarganfod eich cyflymder band eang drwy ddefnyddio gwefannau megis www.speedtest.net. Wrth gwrs, rwy’n gwybod wrth ysgrifennu hwn eich bod yn barod ar y wê. Fodd bynnag, os gwyddoch am unrhyw un sy’n cael trafferth i gael cysylltiad o gwbl, anogwch nhw os gwelwch yn dda i gysylltu â mi.