7. Integrating gender equity and disability recruitment measures into Government's Programme of Action As at June 2007 disability representation was 0.2 per cent in the Public Service. It was regrettable that the Public Service has paid lip service to this policy matter. It is high time that the Public Service devoted its urgent attention to this issue. The Portfolio Committee is aware that Cabinet reviewed the target date to address gender and disability issues and extended it to March 2010. But this target date has come and gone, and the Committee is of the view that these targets have not been met, yet again.