Mae’r bwriad hwnnw yn un didwyll, ac mae i’w ganmol, ond nid wyf fi wedi fy argyhoeddi eto y gall y Cyngor ei gyflawni ar ei ben ei hun. Rwyf wedi dweud o’r blaen na fydd yr adferiad yn gyflawn hyd nes y byddwn wedi adfywio democratiaeth ar yr ynys, a hyd nes y bydd etholiadau wedi’u cynnal ar sail sy’n fwy tebygol o greu cyngor cynrychioliadol ac atebol. Ni all hynny ddigwydd tan y flwyddyn nesaf.
That intention is sincere and commendable, but I am not yet convinced that the Council is able to fulfil it alone.  I have said before that the recovery will not be complete until we have renewed democracy on the island, and until elections take place on terms which are more likely to yield a representative and accountable council.  That cannot happen until next year.