A scheme that provides helps to maintain farm, bog and seaside roads has a long waiting list in County Galway.
Statistics from the County Council show that some of the 200 applicants might have to wait for up to a decade.
Despite many controversies the bog remains a vital part of the yearly budget for thousands of households in County Galway.
Statistics show that up to one third of some communities in Connemara continue to rely on turf as their main source of household fuel.
As the weathers shows some signs of summer, its time to head to the bogs again, but it can be a rough road.
There are hundreds of applicants in the queue in Galway County Council for what is known as the Local Improvement Scheme.
This relates to farm, bog, and seaside roads that are not part of the public roads network. But they are a huge part of the fabric of rural life throughout the county.
The local farmers and landowners pay about 10% of the cost of repairs and the Council does the rest.
But when will that happen.
Ten to fifteen may be successful this year. For the others, help is a long way down the road.
