Rhan arwyddocaol o’r broblem sydd wedi bod ynghlwm â chasgliadau yw argaeledd gyrwyr a wageniau priodol ar gyfer y math hwn o waith. Mae fy swyddogion wedi bod mewn trafodaethau gydag Adran Drafnidiaeth y DU. Mae’r Adran Drafnidiaeth wedi cytuno, lle bo oriau gwasanaeth yn broblem, dylai casglu stoc marw ddod o dan eithriad penodol cenedlaethol i reolau’r Undeb Ewropeaidd yn ymwneu â “cherbydau a ddefnyddiwyd i gario gwastraff anifeiliaid neu sgerbydau na fwriedir at gymeriant dynol” . Felly mewn cytundeb â rheolau cymwysiedig Asiantaeth Gwasnaethau Cerbydau a Gweithredwyr, y mae fy swyddogion hefyd wedi bod mewn cysylltiad â nhw, gall y cwmniau stoc marw perthnasol ymestyn eu horiau arferol o weithio er mwyn sicrhau bod casglu sgerbydau yng Nghymru yn digwydd mewn modd amserol. Bydd y newid hwn yn gymwys tan hanner nos ar 7 Mai 2013, un wythnos wedi diwedd y caniatad i gladdu stoc mewn amgylchiadau arbenning.
A significant part of the problem in relation to collections has been the availability of drivers and appropriate wagons for this type of work.  My officials have been in discussion with the UK Department for Transport (DfT).  DfT have agreed that, where hours of service remain an issue, fallen stock collection should be covered by a national exemption to the EU rules covering “vehicles used for carrying animal waste or carcasses which are not intended for human consumption”.  Therefore, in accordance with the rules applied by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), with whom my officials have also been liaising, relevant fallen stock disposal companies can extend their normal hours of operation to ensure collection of carcases from within Wales is facilitated in a timely manner. This change will apply until midnight on 7 May 2013, one week after the end of the derogation permitting burial in certain circumstances.